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Where does “nornst” come from?

nornst (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse norrœnn, from Old Norse norðrœnn, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.

Ancestry of “nornst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorrœnnnorthern
2Old Norsenorðrœnnnorthern
3Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “nornst”

  • norsk
  • dansk-norsk
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