Where does “nydanne” come from?

nydanne (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.

nydanne (Norwegian Bokmål): to create

Definitions

  1. to create

Ancestry of “nydanne”, step by step

nydanne 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 danne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldanneto form
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →