Where does “norðmaður” come from?

norðmaður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse norðmaðr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norðmaður (Faroese): Norwegian (male or female) (person from or inhabitant of Norway)

Definitions

  1. Norwegian (male or female) (person from or inhabitant of Norway)

Ancestry of “norðmaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðmaðrman from the North; Norseman
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →