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Where does “h₁ner-” come from?

h₁ner- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

h₁ner- (Proto-Indo-European): inner, under

Definitions

  1. inner, under

Ancestry of “h₁ner-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “h₁ner-”

  • north
  • northern
  • Norway
  • northwest
  • Norwegian
  • northeast
  • northward
  • Normandy
  • Nordic
  • northwestern
  • northerly
  • northwards
  • Norbert
  • northernmost
  • Northland
  • northbound
  • northwesterly
  • northwestward
  • northeastward
  • northerner
  • norther
  • Northman
  • northing
  • northland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →