Where does “wêreldnuus” come from?
wêreldnuus (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans nuus, from Dutch nieuws, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.
wêreldnuus (Afrikaans): world news
Definitions
- world news
Ancestry of “wêreldnuus”, step by step
wêreldnuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans nuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | nuus | news |
| 2 | Dutch | nieuws | news |
| 3 | Dutch | nieuw | new |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | niewe | new |
| 5 | Old Dutch | niuwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Dutch wereld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wereld | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |