Where does “Norvegophile” come from?

Norvegophile (English) comes from English Norvego-, from Latin Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Norvegophile (English): Someone who admires Norway or its culture, cuisine, history or people

Definitions

  1. Someone who admires Norway or its culture, cuisine, history or people

Ancestry of “Norvegophile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNorvego-—
2LatinNorvegia—
3Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
4Old NorseNorðvegr—
5Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →