Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

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.

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*nér—

Words derived from “nord”

  • nordavind
  • nordaustleg
  • nordaust
  • Nordkapp
  • nordover
  • Nordishavet
  • nordside
  • Nord-Noreg
  • nordlending
  • nordlys
  • nordvest
  • Nord-Irland
  • nordspisskval
  • nordafrikansk
  • nordkoreansk
  • nordamerikansk
  • nordirsk
  • nordpol
  • nordnorsk
  • nordkyst
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