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