Where does “nurþrą” come from?

nurþrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

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

Definitions

  1. north, northern; north, northward

Ancestry of “nurþrą”, step by step

nurþrą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic nurþraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Proto-Indo-European ner-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanner-left, below; lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel

Words derived from “nurþrą”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →