Where does “Nordicness” come from?
Nordicness (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.
Nordicness (English): The quality or characteristic of being Nordic
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being Nordic
Ancestry of “Nordicness”, step by step
Nordicness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |