Where does “nyttårsdag” come from?

nyttårsdag (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.

nyttårsdag (Norwegian Nynorsk): New Year's Day

Definitions

  1. New Year's Day

Ancestry of “nyttårsdag”, step by step

nyttårsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nyttår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknyttårnew year
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →