Where does “Norskehavet” come from?

Norskehavet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål norsk, from Middle Norwegian nornskr, from Old Norse norrǿnn, from Old Norse norðrǿnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Norskehavet (Norwegian Bokmål): the Norwegian Sea

Definitions

  1. the Norwegian Sea

Ancestry of “Norskehavet”, step by step

Norskehavet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål norsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålnorskNorwegian
2Middle NorwegiannornskrNorwegian
3Old Norsenorrǿnnnorthern
4Old Norsenorðrǿnnnorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Norwegian Bokmål håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhåvhand net
2Old Norseháfrnet
3Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
4Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →
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