Where does “nýr” come from?

nýr (Icelandic) comes 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.

nýr (Icelandic): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “nýr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nýr”

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