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

  1. right; comparative degree of høg; a right hand or...

Ancestry of “høgre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǿgri—
2Proto-Germanichōgizskilled
Every word from Proto-Germanic hōgiz →Every word from Old Norse hǿgri →