Where does “Neijoerschdag” come from?

Neijoerschdag (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish nei, from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Neijoerschdag (Luxembourgish): New Year's Day

Definitions

  1. New Year's Day

Ancestry of “Neijoerschdag”, step by step

Neijoerschdag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish nei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishneinew
2Middle High Germanniuwenew
3Old High Germanniuwinew; newness
4Proto-West Germanicniwinew
5Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Luxembourgish dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdagday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Luxembourgish Joer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishJoeryear
2Old High Germanjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →