Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nurþraz

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (inner, under), from *h₁en (in). Compare Ancient Greek ἐνέρτερος (enérteros), νέρτερος (nérteros).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*nurþraz (comparative *nurþrōzô, superlative *nurþrōstaz)

  1. north, northern

Inflection[edit]


Derived terms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

(compass points)

*nurþraz
*westraz *austraz
*sunþraz

Descendants[edit]

Adverb[edit]

*nurþraz (comparative *nurþrōz, superlative *nurþrōst)

  1. north, northward

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN