Where does “nordpol” come from?

nordpol (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pøl, from Norwegian Nynorsk vinmonopol, from Norwegian Nynorsk vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

nordpol (Norwegian Nynorsk): the North Pole

Definitions

  1. the North Pole

Ancestry of “nordpol”, step by step

nordpol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk pøl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpøla pool, puddle
2Norwegian Nynorskvinmonopolalcohol monopoly a government monopoly on manufacturing and/or retailing some or all alcoholic beverages
3Norwegian Nynorskvinwine
4Old Norsevínwine
5Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
6Latinvīnumwine
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →