Etymograph

English

Norgay

From Blend of Norway + gay by way of rhyme.

A blend of Norway + gay

Old English Norþweġ

Middle English Norwey

English Norway

Old French gai ‘joyful, merry’

Middle English gay ‘joyous’

English gay

Today it means

name Norway (with connotations of homosexuality).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Norgay