Where does “nytsamur” come from?

nytsamur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nyt, from Old Norse nyt, from Proto-Germanic nutjō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nytsamur (Icelandic): useful

Definitions

  1. useful

Ancestry of “nytsamur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnytuse, usefulness; the amount of milk produced by a...
2Old Norsenyt—
3Proto-Germanicnutjōprofit; yield
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutjō →Every word from Old Norse nyt →