Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nurþraz

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