Norway

Norway

(Inglese)

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈnɔː.weɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.

Related words

Regno di Norvegia

norvegia

Noreg

the Kingdom of Norway

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