Where does “norrønur” come from?
norrønur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse norrœnn, from Old Norse norðrœnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.
norrønur (Faroese): Old Norse; Nordic
Definitions
- Old Norse; Nordic
Ancestry of “norrønur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | norrœnn | northern |
| 2 | Old Norse | norðrœnn | northern |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |