Where does “nyhetsbrev” come from?

nyhetsbrev (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brev, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

nyhetsbrev (Norwegian Bokmål): a newsletter

Definitions

  1. a newsletter

Ancestry of “nyhetsbrev”, step by step

nyhetsbrev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbreva letter
2Old Norsebréf
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Norwegian Bokmål nyhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnyhetnews; a novelty
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 mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis