Where does “nyfødd” come from?

nyfødd (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.

nyfødd (Norwegian Nynorsk): newborn, newly born

Definitions

  1. newborn, newly born

Ancestry of “nyfødd”, step by step

nyfødd 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 fødd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskføddborn, from {{m|nn|fø}} or {{m|nn|føde}}

Words derived from “nyfødd”

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