Where does “ノマド” come from?
ノマド (Japanese) comes from English nomad, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
ノマド (Japanese): nomad
Definitions
- nomad
Ancestry of “ノマド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nomad | A member of a society or class who herd animals... |
| 2 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |