Where does “nordhman” come from?

nordhman (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse norðmaðr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

nordhman (Old Swedish): man from the North; Norseman

Definitions

  1. man from the North; Norseman

Ancestry of “nordhman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðmaðrman from the North; Norseman
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →