Where does “norðmaðr” come from?
norðmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
Ancestry of “norðmaðr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |