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Where does “nurþrą” come from?

nurþrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.

nurþrą (Proto-Germanic): north, northern; north, northward

Definitions

  1. north, northern; north, northward

Ancestry of “nurþrą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
2Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “nurþrą”

  • north
  • Norway
  • northwest
  • Norwegian
  • northeast
  • northward
  • Normandy
  • Nordic
  • northwestern
  • northwards
  • Norbert
  • Northland
  • northbound
  • northwesterly
  • northwestward
  • northeastward
  • norther
  • Northman
  • northing
  • northland
  • Norian
  • northwardly
  • northcentral
  • northside
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