Where does “Northern” come from?
Northern (English) comes from Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.
Northern (English): Characteristic of the North of England; a steam...
Definitions
- Characteristic of the North of England; a steam...
Ancestry of “Northern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | northerne | northern |
| 2 | Old English | norþerne | northern |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |