Where does “norske” come from?

norske (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.

norske (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of norsk; plural of norsk; a...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of norsk; plural of norsk; a...

Ancestry of “norske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsknorskNorwegian
2Middle NorwegiannornskrNorwegian
3Old Norsenorrǿnnnorthern
4Old Norsenorðrǿnnnorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-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 →