Where does “norðrǿnn” come from?

norðrǿnn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norðrǿnn (Old Norse): northern

Definitions

  1. northern

Ancestry of “norðrǿnn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
2Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
3Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “norðrǿnn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →