Nynorsk.
One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
Meaning & usage
One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjazder. Proto-Norse ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛉ (niwaʀ) Proto-Norse *ᚾᛁᚹᛦ (*niwʀ) Old Norse *ᚾᛁᚢᛦ (*niuʀ) Old Norse nȳʀ Old Norse nýr Norwegian Nynorsk ny Norwegian Nynorsk ny- Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-Germanic *ōnijaz Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz Old Norse norðrǿnn Old Norse norrǿnn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Old Norse -skr Middle Norwegian nornskrder. Norwegian Nynorsk norsk Norwegian Nynorsk nynorskbor. English Nynorsk Borrowed from Norwegian nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”, literally “New Norwegian”).
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