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Where does “norvegese” come from?

norvegese (Italian) comes from Italian Norvegia, 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.

norvegese (Italian): Norwegian

Definitions

  1. Norwegian

Ancestry of “norvegese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianNorvegia—
2Medieval LatinNorvegia—
3Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
4Old NorseNorðvegr—
5Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nér—
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