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Where does “nyrðri” come from?

nyrðri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþrōzô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nyrðri (Old Norse): more northerly; most northerly

Definitions

  1. more northerly; most northerly

Ancestry of “nyrðri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnurþrōzôcomparative degree of *nurþraz
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nyrðri”

  • Nørrebro
  • Nørrebro
  • nørre
  • nørðe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →