Where does “nýtískulegur” come from?

nýtískulegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tíska, from Icelandic tíð, from Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

nýtískulegur (Icelandic): fashionable, modern, trendy

Definitions

  1. fashionable, modern, trendy

Ancestry of “nýtískulegur”, step by step

nýtískulegur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tíska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictískafashion, vogue
2Icelandictíðtime, period; weather conditions; a female...
3Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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
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