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