Where does “nýyrðasmíð” come from?

nýyrðasmíð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nýyrði, 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.

nýyrðasmíð (Icelandic): neology

Definitions

  1. neology

Ancestry of “nýyrðasmíð”, step by step

nýyrðasmíð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nýyrði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnýyrðineologism
2Icelandicný-new-, denoting actions or happenings occurring...
3Icelandicnýrnew
4Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
5Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Icelandic smíð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmíðconstruction, making
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →