Where does “nyfødt” come from?

nyfødt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nyfødd, 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.

nyfødt (Norwegian Nynorsk): neuter singular of nyfødd

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of nyfødd

Ancestry of “nyfødt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknyføddnewborn, newly born
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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