Where does “novgorodsk” come from?
novgorodsk (Swedish) comes from Swedish Novgorod, from Russian Но́вгород, from Old East Slavic Новъгородъ, from Old East Slavic городъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
novgorodsk (Swedish): Novgorodian, pertaining to Novgorod
Definitions
- Novgorodian, pertaining to Novgorod
Ancestry of “novgorodsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Novgorod | — |
| 2 | Russian | Но́вгород | Newtown |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Новъгородъ | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | городъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |