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 — below the surface, below.
northwardly (English): northwards, towards the north; Having a northern...
Definitions
- northwards, towards the north; Having a northern...
Ancestry of “northwardly”, step by step
northwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English northward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | northward | The direction or area lying to the north of a... |
| 2 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 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 |