Where does “svorsk” come from?
svorsk (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.
svorsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): of, from or pertaining to the mix of the Swedish and Norwegian languages, in Norwegian referred to as svorsk
Definitions
- of, from or pertaining to the mix of the Swedish and Norwegian languages, in Norwegian referred to as svorsk
Ancestry of “svorsk”, step by step
svorsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk norsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | norsk | Norwegian |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | nornskr | Norwegian |
| 3 | Old Norse | norrǿnn | northern |
| 4 | Old Norse | norðrǿnn | northern |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōnijaz | northern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Norwegian Nynorsk svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | svensk | Swedish |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |