Norseman
/ˈnɔːrs.mən/noun
A man from Scandinavia, especially one associated with the Viking Age.
Did you know?The English word Norse was originally a learned term for people and languages of Norway and Scandinavia, and its deeper root is simply the direction north — not a secret warrior title.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ner-
“left; below, and by extension associated with the left-hand side in some descendant traditions”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*nurþrą
“north”
Old English
OE
norþ
“north”
Old Norse
ON
norrœnn
“northern; Norwegian; Norse”
Middle English
ME
Norse
“of Norway or the Norse people”
Modern English
English
Norseman
“a man of the Norse peoples, especially a Scandinavian or Viking-age warrior”