Where does “nýggjár” come from?

nýggjár (Faroese) comes from Faroese nýggjur, 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.

nýggjár (Faroese): New Year

Definitions

  1. New Year

Ancestry of “nýggjár”, step by step

nýggjár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese nýggjur

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

via Faroese ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseáryear; oar
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →