Where does “Norjanmeri” come from?
Norjanmeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Norja, from Swedish Norge, from Old Norse Noregr, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
Norjanmeri (Finnish): The Norwegian Sea
Definitions
- The Norwegian Sea
Ancestry of “Norjanmeri”, step by step
Norjanmeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Norja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Norja | Norway |
| 2 | Swedish | Norge | Norway |
| 3 | Old Norse | Noregr | Norway |
| 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 | below the surface, below |