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Where does “nynorskbrukar” come from?

nynorskbrukar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nynorsk, 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.

nynorskbrukar (Norwegian Nynorsk): person who primarily or often uses the written...

Definitions

  1. person who primarily or often uses the written...

Ancestry of “nynorskbrukar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsknynorskNynorsk
2Norwegian NynorsknorskNorwegian
3Middle NorwegiannornskrNorwegian
4Old Norsenorrǿnn—
5Old Norsenorðrǿnn—
6Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nér—
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