Where does “nor” come from?
nor (Old Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic narwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ner- — to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...
Ancestry of “nor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | narwaz | constricted; narrow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |