Where does “nypotet” come from?

nypotet (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.

nypotet (Norwegian Bokmål): a new potato

Definitions

  1. a new potato

Ancestry of “nypotet”, step by step

nypotet 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 potet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpoteta potato; whitey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →