Etymology

Norvegian

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Medieval Latin Norvegia ← Old Norse Norvegr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromNorvegr“Norway”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromNorvegia
  3. English todayNorvegian

From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -n.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.