Where does “*norþr” come from?
*norþr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
Ancestry of “*norþr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |