Where does “nyfascist” come from?

nyfascist (Swedish) comes from Swedish 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.

nyfascist (Swedish): neofascist

Definitions

  1. neofascist

Ancestry of “nyfascist”, step by step

nyfascist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish fascist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfascistfascist

Words derived from “nyfascist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →