Where does “Norvegr” come from?

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

Norvegr (Old Norse): north way

Definitions

  1. north way

Ancestry of “Norvegr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNorðvegr—
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “Norvegr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →