Where does “Pohjois-Norja” come from?
Pohjois-Norja (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.
Pohjois-Norja (Finnish): Northern Norway
Definitions
- Northern Norway
Ancestry of “Pohjois-Norja”, step by step
Pohjois-Norja 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 |