Where does “norður” come from?

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

norður (Icelandic): north; north, northward

Definitions

  1. north; north, northward

Ancestry of “norður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
2Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
4Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “norður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →
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