Where does “norþdæl” come from?

norþdæl (Old English) comes from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norþdæl (Old English): the north, a northern part

Definitions

  1. the north, a northern part

Ancestry of “norþdæl”, step by step

norþdæl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English norþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnorþnorth
2Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
4Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Old English dǣl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →