Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚾᛁᚢᛃᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Adjective

*ᚾᛁᚢᛃᚨᛉ (*niujaʀ) m

1. new

Derived terms

• ᚾᛁᚢᛃᛁᛚᚨ (niujila), ᚾᛁᚢᚹᛁᛚᚨ (niuwila)

Descendants

• Old Norse: nýr
  • Icelandic: nýr
  • Faroese: nýggjur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ny, (dialectal) nyr
  • Old Swedish: nȳr
    • Swedish: ny
  • Old Danish: ny
    • Danish: ny
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ny