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Noord

Noord comes from Dutch noord ‘north’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nér ‘under (the surface)’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nér‘under (the surface)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nurþraz‘north, northern’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nurþrą‘north, northern’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*norþr‘northern, northernly’reconstructed
  5. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*nordreconstructed
  6. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500nort
  7. Dutchc. 1500–presentnoord‘north’
  8. EnglishtodayNoord

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nér‘under (the surface)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nurþraz‘north, northern’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nurþrą‘north, northern’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*norþr‘northern, northernly’reconstructed
  5. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*nordreconstructed
  6. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500nort
  7. Dutchc. 1500–presentnoord‘north’
  8. EnglishtodayNoord

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *nurþraz ‘north, northern’

northern, 3 more

through Proto-West Germanic *norþr ‘northern, northernly’

north, 3 more

Today it means

name A short tidal river in the western Netherlands.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nér / Noord

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