Etymology

northward

north·ward
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Today it means: The direction or area lying to the north of a place. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English north
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nér
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nŕ̥t(e)ros
  3. Proto-Germanic*nurþraz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*norþr
  5. Old Englishnorþ
  6. Middle Englishnorth
  7. Englishnorth
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  9. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  10. English todaynorthward

From north + -ward.

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