Where does “høgnorsk” come from?
høgnorsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
høgnorsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Høgnorsk (unofficial and little-used form of Nynorsk)
Definitions
- Høgnorsk (unofficial and little-used form of Nynorsk)
Ancestry of “høgnorsk”, step by step
høgnorsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk norsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk høg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | høg | high, tall; high, stoned; loud |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | høg | tall |
| 3 | Old Swedish | høgher | high; hill, barrow |
| 4 | Old Norse | hugr | thought |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |