Etymology

Nyquist

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Today it means: A surname from Swedish. Full definition →

Swedish Nyqvist
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromNyqvist
  2. English todayNyquist

Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.