Where does “norrøn” come from?

norrøn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

norrøn (Norwegian Nynorsk): Norse

Definitions

  1. Norse

Ancestry of “norrøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorrǿnnnorthern
2Old Norsenorðrǿnnnorthern
3Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →