Where does “fornyelse” come from?

fornyelse (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

fornyelse (Danish): renewal

Definitions

  1. renewal

Ancestry of “fornyelse”, step by step

fornyelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfornyrenew
2Danishnynew; fresh; recent
3Old Danishnynew
4Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
5Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “fornyelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →