Where does “høgre” come from?
høgre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hǿgri, from Proto-Germanic hōgiz — skilled.
høgre (Norwegian Nynorsk): right; comparative degree of høg; a right hand or...
Definitions
- right; comparative degree of høg; a right hand or...
Ancestry of “høgre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hǿgri | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hōgiz | skilled |