Where does “byfornying” come from?

byfornying (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fornying, from Norwegian Bokmål fornye, from Norwegian Bokmål ny, 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.

byfornying (Norwegian Bokmål): urban renewal

Definitions

  1. urban renewal

Ancestry of “byfornying”, step by step

byfornying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fornying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfornyingrenewal
2Norwegian Bokmålfornyeto renew
3Norwegian Bokmålnynew
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 Norwegian Bokmål by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbytown, city; to bid; offer; to ask; invite
2Danishbytown, city
3Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
4Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →