Where does “norte-rio-grandense” come from?

norte-rio-grandense (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese norte, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norte-rio-grandense (Portuguese): someone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do...

Definitions

  1. someone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do...

Ancestry of “norte-rio-grandense”, step by step

norte-rio-grandense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese norte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenortenorth
2FrenchNordnorth
3Middle Frenchnordnorth
4Old Frenchnortnorth
5Old Englishnorþnorth
6Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Portuguese Rio Grande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseRio Grande
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nérEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrazEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą