Where does “Normandie” come from?
Normandie (French) comes from Old French Normendie, from Old French Normant, 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.
Ancestry of “Normandie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Normendie | Normandy region in Northern France |
| 2 | Old French | Normant | Norman |
| 3 | Old Norse | norðmaðr | man from the North; Norseman |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |