Where does “normant” come from?
normant (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.
normant (Old French): Norman
Ancestry of “normant”, step by step
normant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic nurþrą
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Proto-Germanic mann-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “normant”