Where does “nýggjyrði” come from?

nýggjyrði (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.

nýggjyrði (Faroese): neologism

Definitions

  1. neologism

Ancestry of “nýggjyrði”, step by step

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