Where does “Norwayan” come from?
Norwayan (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.
Norwayan (English): Obsolete form of Norwegian
Definitions
- Obsolete form of Norwegian
Ancestry of “Norwayan”, 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 | — |