*nurþraz²

Runic: ᚾᚢᚱᚦᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈnur.θrɑz/

adverb

Meanings

north, northward

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *(h₁)nŕ̥t(e)ros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (‘under (the surface)’). Compare Tocharian B ñor (‘below’), Ancient Greek ἐνέρτερος (enérteros) (enérteros), νέρτερος (nérteros, ‘below (the earth)’), Umbrian nertru (‘left’).

The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying".

Descendants

  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • north (Old Saxon)
  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *north (Old Dutch)
      • nort (Middle Dutch)
        • naord (Limburgish)
  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *north (Old Dutch)
      • nort (Middle Dutch)
        • noord (Dutch)
          • noord (Afrikaans)
          • noord (Negerhollands)
          • nort, nòrt, noord (Papiamentu)
  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • norþ (Old English)
      • north (Middle English)
        • north (English)
        • north (Scots)
        • nordh (Yola)
  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *north (Old Frisian)
      • ? (North Frisian)
      • noard (West Frisian)
  • *norþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *nordar (Old High German)
      • norder (Middle High German)
  • norðr (Old Norse)
    • nord (Danish)
    • norður (Faroese)
    • norður (Icelandic)
  • norðr (Old Norse)
    • nor (Old Swedish)
      • norr (Swedish)

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