Where does “northwardly” come from?
northwardly (English) comes from English northward, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz.
northwardly (English): northwards, towards the north; Having a northern...
Definitions
- northwards, towards the north; Having a northern...
Ancestry of “northwardly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | northward | The direction or area lying to the north of a... |
| 2 | English | North | — |
| 3 | French | Nord | — |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | — |
| 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 | — |