Where does “nybygger” come from?

nybygger (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.

nybygger (Norwegian Bokmål): a settler, pioneer, colonist

Definitions

  1. a settler, pioneer, colonist

Ancestry of “nybygger”, step by step

nybygger 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 bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbyggeto build
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-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 →