norgesvenn

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Norge +‎ -s- +‎ venn, first part from Old Norse Norðvegr, from both norðr (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north, northern”), from *nurþraz (“north, northern”), from Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“under (the surface)”) + and from vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Pre-Germanic *weǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Last part from Old Norse vinr (“friend”), from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ, “friend”), from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“loved one, friend”), from Pre-Germanic *wenh₁-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔrɡɛsvɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn Hyphenation: nor‧ges‧venn === Noun === norgesvenn m (definite singular norgesvennen, indefinite plural norgesvenner, definite plural norgesvennene) a foreigner who is fond of Norway and Norwegians (literally; friend of Norway) === References === “norgesvenn” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “norgesvenn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).