Etymology

northeastward

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Today it means: In or toward the northeast. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English northeast
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  1. Englishnortheast
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  3. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  4. English todaynortheastward

From northeast + -ward.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.