Where does “norsk” come from?

norsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

norsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Norwegian

Definitions

  1. Norwegian

Ancestry of “norsk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “norsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →