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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.

nordkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk): north coast

Definitions

  1. north coast

Ancestry of “nordkyst”, step by step

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*nér—
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