Where does “nygift” come from?

nygift (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.

nygift (Norwegian Nynorsk): newly married

Definitions

  1. newly married

Ancestry of “nygift”, step by step

nygift 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 gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgifta poison; married; past participle of gifta "and"...
2Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
3Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →