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Where does “Noregr” come from?

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

Noregr (Old Norse): Norway

Definitions

  1. Norway

Ancestry of “Noregr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
2Old NorseNorðvegr—
3Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “Noregr”

  • Noregur
  • Noregur
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