The word Nordien
translates as Northerner. This name reflects Nordien's position
as a language of the Germanic family, along with others of northern
Europe such as German, English, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
and Icelandic. It was constructed to be simple, but not to such a
degree as to break with the common Germanic spirit. It is acknowledged
that other constructed languages such as Esperanto may indeed be simpler
and more logical, but the design goals of Nordien include a desire
to maintain a Germanic structure, and generally to preserve the familiarity
of the Germanic forms.
