Where does “nýsnævi” come from?
nýsnævi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ný-, 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.
nýsnævi (Icelandic): fresh snow
Ancestry of “nýsnævi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ný- | new-, denoting actions or happenings occurring... |
| 2 | Icelandic | nýr | new |
| 3 | Old Norse | Nýr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |