Where does “forny” come from?

forny (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

forny (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of fornye

Definitions

  1. imperative of fornye

Ancestry of “forny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfornyeto renew
2Norwegian Bokmålnynew
3Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →