Where does “høyre” come from?

høyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish højre, from Old Danish høghræ, from Old Norse hǿgri, from Proto-Germanic hōgiz — skilled.

høyre (Norwegian Bokmål): right; the right

Definitions

  1. right; the right

Ancestry of “høyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjreright
2Old Danishhøghræ—
3Old Norsehǿgri—
4Proto-Germanichōgizskilled

Words derived from “høyre”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hōgiz →Every word from Old Norse hǿgri →Every word from Old Danish høghræ →