Where does “nývaknaður” come from?
nývaknaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vaknaður — awake, awakened.
nývaknaður (Icelandic): just woke up, newly wakened
Definitions
- just woke up, newly wakened
Ancestry of “nývaknaður”, step by step
nývaknaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vaknaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vaknaður | awake, awakened |
via Icelandic ný
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ný | feminine singular of nýr |