Where does “nordniederfränkisch” come from?

nordniederfränkisch (German) comes 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.

nordniederfränkisch (German): North Low Franconian

Definitions

  1. North Low Franconian

Ancestry of “nordniederfränkisch”, step by step

nordniederfränkisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nord

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

via German Niederfränkisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiederfränkischLow Franconian, Low Frankish
2Germanniederlow; mean; menial
3Middle High Germannider—
4Old High Germannidardown
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →
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