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Where does “norþ” come from?

norþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.

norþ (Old English): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “norþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
2Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
3Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “norþ”

  • north
  • northwest
  • northeast
  • northward
  • Nordic
  • northwestern
  • northwards
  • Northland
  • northbound
  • northwesterly
  • northwestward
  • northeastward
  • norther
  • Northman
  • northing
  • northland
  • northwardly
  • northcentral
  • northside
  • northwester
  • northwestwards
  • northmost
  • northwestwardly
  • northwesternmost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →