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Where does “norrir” come from?

norrir (Old French) comes from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

norrir (Old French): to feed; to nourish

Definitions

  1. to feed; to nourish

Ancestry of “norrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūtriō—
2Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “norrir”

  • nurse
  • nursing
  • nourishment
  • nurture
  • nurturance
  • nursemaid
  • nursling
  • nuzzle
  • nurturer
  • nurturant
  • undernourishment
  • nurst
  • nursie
  • nurser
  • nonnursing
  • nourice
  • telenursing
  • renourishment
  • nurseth
  • nurtural
  • nurselike
  • nurtureth
  • prenursing
  • drynurse
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