Where does “hjørneflagg” come from?
hjørneflagg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hjørne, from Norwegian Bokmål hjørne, from Danish hjørne, from Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
hjørneflagg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a corner flag
Ancestry of “hjørneflagg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hjørne | a corner |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjørne | a corner |
| 3 | Danish | hjørne | corner; nook; niche |
| 4 | Old Norse | hyrna | point of an axe-head |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurnijǭ | a little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |