Where does “Nouormand” come from?

Nouormand (Norman) comes 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.

Nouormand (Norman): Norman language

Definitions

  1. Norman language

Ancestry of “Nouormand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchNormantNorman
2Old Norsenorðmaðrman from the North; Norseman
3Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →