Where does “Nyårsnavar” come from?

Nyårsnavar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nyår, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

Nyårsnavar (Norwegian Nynorsk): an auger-like monster which makes holes in house walls every New Year night

Definitions

  1. an auger-like monster which makes holes in house walls every New Year night

Ancestry of “Nyårsnavar”, step by step

Nyårsnavar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nyår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknyårnew year, New Year
2Norwegian Nynorsknynew
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk navar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknavarauger
2Old Norsenafarrauger
3Proto-Germanicnabōgaizazauger
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →