Where does “Norwyeg” come from?

Norwyeg (Welsh) comes from Welsh Norwy, 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.

Norwyeg (Welsh): Norwegian language

Definitions

  1. Norwegian language

Ancestry of “Norwyeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshNorwy—
2Old NorseNorvegrnorth way
3Old NorseNorðvegr—
4Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →
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