Proto-Germanic

*nurþraz

‘north, northern’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *nurþraz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *nurþraz, most familiar first.

• north ← norþ ← *norþr
• northern ← northerne ← norþerne ← *norþrōnī ← *nurþrōnijaz
• norteño ← norte ← norte ← nord ← nort
• northmost ← norþmest ← norþ ← *norþr
• nordite ← норд ← noord ← nort ← *nord

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *nurþraz