Where does “Northcott” come from?

Northcott (English) comes from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Northcott (English): OS grid ref SX3392

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SX3392

Ancestry of “Northcott”, step by step

Northcott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English norþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnorþnorth
2Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
4Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Old English cot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcotcottage
2Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →