Where does “nynorsk” come from?

nynorsk (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.

nynorsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Nynorsk, New Norwegian Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

Definitions

  1. Nynorsk, New Norwegian Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

Ancestry of “nynorsk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nynorsk”

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