Where does “nororiente” come from?

nororiente (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.

nororiente (Spanish): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “nororiente”, step by step

nororiente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish norte

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

via Spanish oriente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishorienteeast
2Latinoriēnsrising
3LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →