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Where does “Norðvegr” come from?

Norðvegr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér.

Ancestry of “Norðvegr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
2Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
4Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “Norðvegr”

  • Norway
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Norwayan
  • Norwegia
  • Norja
  • norjalaisuus
  • norjatar
  • norjalainen
  • Tanska-Norja
  • norjanhapero
  • ノルウェー
  • Danmark-Norge
  • Norge
  • norgesmester
  • Nord-Norge
  • Norge
  • Nord-Noreg
  • Noreg
  • Danmark-Norge
  • Norge
  • Norwey
  • Norweg
  • Norþweġ
  • Norþweg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →