Where does “Denmark-Norway” come from?
Denmark-Norway (English) comes from English Norway, from Middle English Norwey, from Old English Norþweg, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
Denmark-Norway (English): A former political entity consisting of the united kingdom of Denmark and Norway, including overseas Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
Definitions
- A former political entity consisting of the united kingdom of Denmark and Norway, including overseas Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
Ancestry of “Denmark-Norway”, step by step
Denmark-Norway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Norway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Norway | Short for Norway rat |
| 2 | Middle English | Norwey | — |
| 3 | Old English | Norþweg | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Norvegr | north way |
| 5 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via English Denmark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Denmark | A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland |
| 2 | Afrikaans | Denemarke | — |
| 3 | Old English | Denemearc | — |
| 4 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |