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Where does “norrǿnn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “norrǿnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “norrǿnn”

  • norrøn
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