Where does “nyland” come from?

nyland (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian 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.

nyland (Westrobothnian): Recently cultivated land

Definitions

  1. Recently cultivated land

Ancestry of “nyland”, step by step

nyland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian ny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniannynew; new moon
2Old Norsenýrnew
3Proto-Germanicniwjaznew
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Westrobothnian land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianland—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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