Where does “nytårsaften” come from?

nytårsaften (Danish) comes from Danish nytår, 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.

nytårsaften (Danish): New Year's Eve

Definitions

  1. New Year's Eve

Ancestry of “nytårsaften”, step by step

nytårsaften traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nytår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishnytårNew Year
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 aften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaftenevening; night
2Old Danishaftæn—
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →