Where does “gammelnorsk” come from?

gammelnorsk (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.

gammelnorsk (Norwegian Bokmål): Old Norwegian

Definitions

  1. Old Norwegian

Ancestry of “gammelnorsk”, step by step

gammelnorsk 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 gammel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgammelold
2Danishgammelold
3Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
4Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →