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Proto-Norse

Proto-Norse proper noun: an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia and ancestral to Old Norse that evolved from Proto-Germanic over the first centuries AD.

Proper noun

Proto-Norse

  1. An Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia and ancestral to Old Norse that evolved from Proto-Germanic over the first centuries AD.
    Synonyms:
    Ancient Nordic, Old Scandinavian, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Proto-North Germanic, Proto-Scandinavian

Synonyms of Proto-Norse

  • Ancient Nordic
  • Old Scandinavian
  • Primitive Norse
  • Proto-Nordic
  • Proto-North Germanic
  • Proto-Scandinavian

Origin of Proto-Norse

From proto- + Norse.

Questions about Proto-Norse

What does Proto-Norse mean?
Proto-Norse means an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia and ancestral to Old Norse that evolved from Proto-Germanic over the first centuries AD.
What part of speech is Proto-Norse?
Proto-Norse is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Norse in the dictionary

  1. proto-neutron stars
  2. Proto-Ngayarda
  3. proto-nickel
  4. Proto-Nicobarese
  5. Proto-Nilo-Saharan
  6. Proto-Norse
  7. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
  8. Proto-Nuristani
  9. Proto-Oceanic
  10. Proto-Omotic
  11. proto-oncogene

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