Where does “Nordicity” come from?
Nordicity (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.
Nordicity (English): The quality or characteristic of being Nordic
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being Nordic
Ancestry of “Nordicity”, step by step
Nordicity 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 |