Where does “nordvest” come from?

nordvest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vest, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

nordvest (Norwegian Nynorsk): north-west or northwest

Definitions

  1. north-west or northwest

Ancestry of “nordvest”, step by step

nordvest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestwest; a waistcoat
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

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 līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →