Where does “nordirsk” come from?

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

nordirsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Northern Irish

Definitions

  1. Northern Irish

Ancestry of “nordirsk”, step by step

nordirsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknordnorth; north, a compass direction; a land area...
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Norwegian Nynorsk irsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskirskIrish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →
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