English
Northite
From North + -ite.
Formed from North + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *nér ‘below (the surface)’
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Proto-Germanic *nurþrą ‘north’
Proto-West Germanic *norþr ‘northern’
Old English norþ
Middle English north ‘north’
English North
Today it means
noun A supporter of Frederick North, Lord North (1732–1792), British Tory politician.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Northite