Where does “russenorsk” come from?
russenorsk (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.
russenorsk (Norwegian Bokmål): Russenorsk (an Arctic pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, mainly used by traders in the nineteenth century)
Definitions
- Russenorsk (an Arctic pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, mainly used by traders in the nineteenth century)
Ancestry of “russenorsk”, step by step
russenorsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål norsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | norsk | Norwegian |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | nornskr | Norwegian |
| 3 | Old Norse | norrǿnn | northern |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðrǿnn | northern |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Norwegian Bokmål russ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | russ | — |