Where does “Nynorsk” come from?

Nynorsk (English) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nynorsk, from Norwegian Nynorsk norsk, from Middle Norwegian nornskr, from Old Norse norrǿnn, from Old Norse norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Nynorsk (English): One of the two major written standards of...

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  1. One of the two major written standards of...

Ancestry of “Nynorsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsknynorskNynorsk, New Norwegian Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this
2Norwegian NynorsknorskNorwegian
3Middle NorwegiannornskrNorwegian
4Old Norsenorrǿnnnorthern
5Old Norsenorðrǿnnnorthern
6Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nérEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrazEvery word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz