Where does “nord” come from?

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

nord (Norwegian Nynorsk): north; north, a compass direction; a land area...

Definitions

  1. north; north, a compass direction; a land area...

Ancestry of “nord”, 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 “nord

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nérEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrazEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą
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