Where does “norðurlendskur” come from?

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

norðurlendskur (Faroese): Nordic, Scandinavian

Definitions

  1. Nordic, Scandinavian

Ancestry of “norðurlendskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseNorðurlandNorðurland, a region in the north of Iceland
2Faroesenorðurnorth; north, northward
3Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-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 →