Where does “nordnorsk” come from?

nordnorsk (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.

nordnorsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): North or Northern Norwegian; of or pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. North or Northern Norwegian; of or pertaining to...

Ancestry of “nordnorsk”, step by step

nordnorsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk norsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsknorskNorwegian
2Middle NorwegiannornskrNorwegian
3Old Norsenorrǿnnnorthern
4Old Norsenorðrǿnnnorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Norwegian Nynorsk nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknordnorth; north, a compass direction; a land area...
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanner-left, below; lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →