Where does “neu” come from?

neu (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

neu (Central Franconian): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “neu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanniuwenew
2Old High Germanniuwinew; newness
3Proto-West Germanicniwinew
4Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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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