Where does “Nordmøre” come from?

Nordmøre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Norðmǿrr, from Old Norse mǿrr, from Proto-Indo-European mori- — marsh, lake, sea; sea.

Ancestry of “Nordmøre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNorðmǿrr—
2Old Norsemǿrr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmori-marsh, lake, sea; sea

Words derived from “Nordmøre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mori- →Every word from Old Norse mǿrr →Every word from Old Norse Norðmǿrr →