Where does “Nordicist” come from?
Nordicist (English) comes from English Nordic, from French nordique, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
Nordicist (English): One who subscribes to Nordicism; A linguist who...
Definitions
- One who subscribes to Nordicism; A linguist who...
Ancestry of “Nordicist”, step by step
Nordicist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nordic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nordic | Of or relating to the Nordic countries; Of or... |
| 2 | French | nordique | Nordic, Norse |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |