Where does “Normandie” come from?
Normandie (Middle English) comes from Old English Normandiġ, from Old French Normendie, from Old French Normant, from Old Norse norðmaðr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.
Ancestry of “Normandie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Normandiġ | Normandy |
| 2 | Old French | Normendie | Normandy region in Northern France |
| 3 | Old French | Normant | Norman |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðmaðr | man from the North; Norseman |
| 5 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |