Where does “ny” come from?

ny (Swedish) comes 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.

ny (Swedish): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “ny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “ny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →