Where does “nydana” come from?

nydana (Swedish) comes from Swedish dana, from Danish danne, from Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm — this; that.

nydana (Swedish): create anew, innovate, regenerate, reorganize

Definitions

  1. create anew, innovate, regenerate, reorganize

Ancestry of “nydana”, step by step

nydana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdanato shape, to create, to educate
2Danishdanneto shape, to form
3Middle High Germandan
4Old High Germandanne
5Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
6Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
7Proto-Germanicþam
8Proto-Indo-Europeantóm
9Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

via Swedish ny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnynew
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

Words derived from “nydana

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic þam
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