Where does “norjentaminen” come from?
norjentaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish norjentaa, 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 “norjentaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | norjentaa | to make lithe or flexible |
| 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 |