Where does “nordre” come from?

nordre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse norðarri, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōzô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nordre (Norwegian Nynorsk): northern

Definitions

  1. northern

Ancestry of “nordre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðarrimore northerly; most northerly
2Proto-Germanicnurþrōzôcomparative degree of *nurþraz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōzô →Every word from Old Norse norðarri →