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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.

Nordicist (English): One who subscribes to Nordicism; A linguist who...

Definitions

  1. One who subscribes to Nordicism; A linguist who...

Ancestry of “Nordicist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNordicOf or relating to the Nordic countries; Of or...
2FrenchnordiqueNordic, Norse
3FrenchNord—
4Middle Frenchnord—
5Old Frenchnortnorth
6Old Englishnorþnorth
7Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
8Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
9Proto-Indo-European*nér—
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