Where does “nyår” come from?

nyår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

nyår (Norwegian Nynorsk): new year, New Year

Definitions

  1. new year, New Year

Ancestry of “nyår”, step by step

nyår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknynew
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 Nynorsk år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskåra year; an oar; a vein
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “nyår”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →