Where does “nyttårsaften” come from?

nyttårsaften (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aften, from Danish aften, from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

nyttårsaften (Norwegian Bokmål): New Year's Eve

Definitions

  1. New Year's Eve

Ancestry of “nyttårsaften”, step by step

nyttårsaften traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål aften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaftenevening, eve
2Danishaftenevening; night
3Old Danishaftæn—
4Old Norseaptannan evening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Norwegian Bokmål nyttår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnyttårnew year, New Year
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 h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →
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