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.
Ancestry of “Norga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Norge | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Noregr | Norway |
| 3 | Old Norse | Norvegr | north way |
| 4 | Old Norse | Norðvegr | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | norðr | north; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |