Where does “Norwegianness” come from?
Norwegianness (English) comes from English norwegian, from Old English Norweġ, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.
Norwegianness (English): The quality or state of being Norwegian
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Norwegian
Ancestry of “Norwegianness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | norwegian | — |
| 2 | Old English | Norweġ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |