Where does “nytårsdag” come from?

nytårsdag (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.

nytårsdag (Danish): New Year's Day; New Year

Definitions

  1. New Year's Day; New Year

Ancestry of “nytårsdag”, step by step

nytårsdag 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 dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “nytårsdag”

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