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.

norrænn (Icelandic): Nordic

Definitions

Nordic

Ancestry of “norrænn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	norrœnn	northern
2	Old Norse	norðrœnn	northern
3	Proto-Germanic	nurþrōnijaz	northern
4	Proto-Germanic	nurþraz	north, northern
5	Proto-Indo-European	*nér	—

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