Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/norþr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nurþraz.

Adjective

*norþr (comparative *norþrōʀō, superlative *norþrōst)

  2. northern, northernly
    Synonym: *norþrōnī

Coordinate terms

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*norþr
*westr *austr
*sunþr

Descendants

  • Old English: norþ
    • Middle English: north, norþ, northe, norþe, norrþ
      • English: north
      • Scots: north
      • Yola: nordh, noardth
    • → Old French: nort (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Frisian: north
  • Old Saxon: *northar, *nordar
    • Middle Low German: nōrder, narder
  • Old High German: *nordar
    • Middle High German: norder

Adverb

*norþr (comparative *norþrō, superlative *norþrōst)

  2. in the direction of north, northward

Descendants

  • Old English: norþ
  • Old Frisian: *north
  • Old Saxon: north
  • Old Dutch: *north
  • Old High German: *nordar
    • Middle High German: norder

Noun

*norþr m or n

  2. north

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *norþr
Genitive *norþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *norþr *norþrō, *norþrōs
Accusative *norþr *norþrā
Genitive *norþras *norþrō
Dative *norþrē *norþrum
Instrumental *norþru *norþrum
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *norþr
Genitive *norþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *norþr *norþru
Accusative *norþr *norþru
Genitive *norþras *norþrō
Dative *norþrē *norþrum
Instrumental *norþru *norþrum

Descendants

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