Where does “Norga” come from?

Norga (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Norge, from Old Norse Noregr, 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 “Norga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålNorge—
2Old NorseNoregrNorway
3Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
4Old NorseNorðvegr—
5Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →