Where does “harmaanorjanhirvikoira” come from?
harmaanorjanhirvikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish norjanhirvikoira, 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 — below the surface, below.
Ancestry of “harmaanorjanhirvikoira”, step by step
harmaanorjanhirvikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish norjanhirvikoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | norjanhirvikoira | Norwegian Elkhound |
| 2 | Finnish | Norja | Norway |
| 3 | Swedish | Norge | Norway |
| 4 | Old Norse | Noregr | Norway |
| 5 | Old Norse | Norvegr | north way |
| 6 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Finnish harmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |