Where does “splinternuut” come from?

splinternuut (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch splinternieuw, from Dutch nieuw, from Middle Dutch niewe, from Old Dutch niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

splinternuut (Afrikaans): brand new

Definitions

  1. brand new

Ancestry of “splinternuut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsplinternieuwbrand new
2Dutchnieuwnew
3Middle Dutchniewenew
4Old Dutchniuwinew
5Proto-West Germanicniwinew
6Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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