Where does “nordkyst” come from?

nordkyst (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.

nordkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk): north coast

Definitions

  1. north coast

Ancestry of “nordkyst”, step by step

nordkyst 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 kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →