Where does “nýsilvur” come from?

nýsilvur (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.

nýsilvur (Faroese): nickel silver, German silver

Definitions

  1. nickel silver, German silver

Ancestry of “nýsilvur”, step by step

nýsilvur 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 silvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesilvursilver
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →