Etymology of the French word nord
the French word
nordderived from the Old French word
nortderived from the English word
northderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ner-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*nurtha-Date
The earliest known usage of nord in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
anordir,
nordique,
nordir,
nordiste,
nord-africain,
nord-coréen,
nord-européen,
nord-vietnamien,
nordisme,
nord-est,
nord-ouestDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
norteCognates
English
north, German
Norden, Italian
nord
