Where does “Nōwei” come from?
Nōwei (Maori) comes from English Norway, from Middle English Norwey, from Old English Norþweg, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz.
Ancestry of “Nōwei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Norway | Short for Norway rat |
| 2 | Middle English | Norwey | — |
| 3 | Old English | Norþweg | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Norvegr | north way |
| 5 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |