Where does “byforny” come from?
byforny (Danish) comes from Danish byfornyelse, from Danish fornyelse, from Danish forny, from Danish ny, from Old Danish ny, from Old Norse Nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos — new; to nod, assent to.
byforny (Danish): urban-renew
Definitions
- urban-renew
Ancestry of “byforny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | byfornyelse | urban renewal |
| 2 | Danish | fornyelse | renewal |
| 3 | Danish | forny | renew |
| 4 | Danish | ny | new; fresh; recent |
| 5 | Old Danish | ny | new |
| 6 | Old Norse | Nýr | name of a dwarf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |