Where does “Nördliche Kalkalpen” come from?

Nördliche Kalkalpen (German) comes from German nördlich, from German nord, from Middle High German nort, from Old High German nord, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Nördliche Kalkalpen (German): Northern Limestone Alps

Definitions

  1. Northern Limestone Alps

Ancestry of “Nördliche Kalkalpen”, step by step

Nördliche Kalkalpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nördlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannördlichnorth, northern
2Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
3Middle High Germannort—
4Old High Germannordnorth
5Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via German Kalkalpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalkalpen—
2Germankalksecond-person singular imperative of kalken
3Middle High Germankalc—
4Old High Germancalc—
5Proto-Germanic*kalk—
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →