Where does “norvegian” come from?

norvegian (Romanian) comes from French Norvégien, from French Norvège, from Latin Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz.

norvegian (Romanian): Norwegian

Definitions

Norwegian

Ancestry of “norvegian”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Norvégien	Norwegian, someone from Norway
2	French	Norvège	Norway
3	Latin	Norvegia	—
4	Old Norse	Norvegr	north way
5	Old Norse	Norðvegr	—
6	Old Norse	norðr	north; north, northward
7	Proto-Germanic	nurþrą	north, northern; north, northward
8	Proto-Germanic	nurþraz	north, northern
9	Proto-Indo-European	*nér	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →