Where does “norte” come from?
norte (Spanish) comes 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.
norte (Spanish): north, northern; north; north wind
Definitions
- north, northern; north; north wind
Ancestry of “norte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Nord | — |
| 2 | Middle French | nord | — |
| 3 | Old French | nort | north |
| 4 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |
Words derived from “norte”