Where does “Danmark-Norge” come from?

Danmark-Norge (Swedish) comes from Swedish Norge, from Old Norse Noregr, 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 — below the surface, below.

Danmark-Norge (Swedish): Denmark-Norway

Definitions

  1. Denmark-Norway

Ancestry of “Danmark-Norge”, step by step

Danmark-Norge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Norge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishNorgeNorway
2Old NorseNoregrNorway
3Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
4Old NorseNorðvegr—
5Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
7Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
8Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Swedish Danmark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDanmarkDenmark
2Old NorseDanmǫrk—
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →