Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/norþanā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nurþanē. Equivalent to *norþr (“northern”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*norþanā

1. ablative of *norþr (“northern”): from the north

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*norþanā
*westanā		*austanā
	*sunþanā

Descendants

• Old English: norþan
• Old High German: nordana
  • Middle High German: nordane, norden