Where does “norsk” come from?

norsk (Danish) comes from Old Danish nornst, from Old Norse norrœnn, from Old Norse norðrœnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

norsk (Danish): Norwegian; the Norwegian language

Definitions

  1. Norwegian; the Norwegian language

Ancestry of “norsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishnornst—
2Old Norsenorrœnnnorthern
3Old Norsenorðrœnnnorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “norsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →