Etymology of the English word north
the English word
northderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ner-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*nurtha-Derivations in English
northeasterly,
northing,
northbound,
norther,
northeast,
northern,
northland,
northman,
northmost,
northward,
northwestDerivations in other languages
French
nortCognates
French
nord, German
Norden, Italian
nordUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
