Where does “nydanare” come from?
nydanare (Swedish) comes from Swedish nydana, 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 — this; that.
Ancestry of “nydanare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nydana | create anew, innovate, regenerate, reorganize |
| 2 | Swedish | dana | to shape, to create, to educate |
| 3 | Danish | danne | to shape, to form |
| 4 | Middle High German | dan | — |
| 5 | Old High German | danne | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þan | then, at that time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |