Where does “nyår” come from?

nyår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

nyår (Norwegian Bokmål): new year, New Year

Definitions

  1. new year, New Year

Ancestry of “nyår”, step by step

nyår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnynew
2Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Norwegian Bokmål år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →