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
Ancestry of “byfornying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fornying | renewal |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fornye | to renew |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | ny | new |
| 4 | Old Norse | Nýr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |