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.
Ancestry of “Denmark-Norway”, step by step
| 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 | — |