Where does “nyttårsaftan” come from?
nyttårsaftan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nyttår, 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.
nyttårsaftan (Norwegian Nynorsk): New Year's Eve, December 31st
Definitions
- New Year's Eve, December 31st
Ancestry of “nyttårsaftan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nyttår | new year |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ny | new |
| 3 | Old Norse | Nýr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |