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Where does “norrœnn” come from?

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

norrœnn (Old Norse): northern

Definitions

  1. northern

Ancestry of “norrœnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “norrœnn”

  • Norn
  • ニーノシュク
  • mellomnorsk
  • høgnorsk
  • Norskehavet
  • nynorsk
  • norsk
  • norrøn
  • nordnorsk
  • mellomnorsk
  • høgnorsk
  • nynorskbrukar
  • Norskehavet
  • nynorsk
  • norsk
  • nordnorsk
  • norrøn
  • norrænn
  • norrønur
  • nornskr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →