Where does “northern” come from?
Northern derives from Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, built on Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz and Proto-Indo-European h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁ner- and h₁en.
northern (English): Of, facing, situated in, or related to the...
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- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the...
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 |