Where does “Norvegia” come from?

Norvegia (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Ancestry of “Norvegia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinNorvegia—
2Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
3Old NorseNorðvegr—
4Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “Norvegia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →