Where does “nordeosto” come from?
nordeosto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nordo, 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.
nordeosto (Esperanto): northeast
Definitions
- northeast
Ancestry of “nordeosto”, step by step
nordeosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto nordo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nordo | north |
| 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 |
via Esperanto eosto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | eosto | east |