Where does “svorsk” come from?
svorsk (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.
svorsk (Norwegian Bokmål): of, from or pertaining to the mix of the Swedish and Norwegian languages, in Norwegian referred to as svorsk
Definitions
- of, from or pertaining to the mix of the Swedish and Norwegian languages, in Norwegian referred to as svorsk
Ancestry of “svorsk”, step by step
svorsk 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 svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | svensk | Swedish |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |