Etymology

Norland

Nor·land
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Today it means: The land in the north; north country. Full definition →

Old English norþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
  2. English todayNorland

From Old English norþ (“north”) + land (“land”). Doublet of Norrland.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishnorþ all →

northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorwellNorburyNortholtNorthcottNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNorthingtonNarramoreNorgroveNorthall

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.