Where does “nord” come from?
nord (French) comes from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
nord (French): north
Ancestry of “nord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nort | north |
| 2 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |
Words derived from “nord”