myEtymology.com: English etymology of northeaster

Etymology of the English word northeaster

the English word northeaster

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word northeast

derived from the English word east

derived from the English word north

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ner-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *nurtha-