Where does “nýsilfur” come from?

nýsilfur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nýr, 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.

nýsilfur (Icelandic): nickel silver, German silver

Definitions

  1. nickel silver, German silver

Ancestry of “nýsilfur”, step by step

nýsilfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnýrnew
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 Icelandic silfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsilfursilver
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 →