Where does “norrænn” come from?

norrænn (Icelandic) 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.

norrænn (Icelandic): Nordic

Definitions

  1. Nordic

Ancestry of “norrænn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorrœnnnorthern
2Old Norsenorðrœnnnorthern
3Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →