Norway

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromNorðvegr“north way”
2. Old English · inherited fromNorþweġ
3. Middle English · inherited fromNorwey
4. English todayNorway

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.

Words from the same roots