Where does “Nieuw-Beijerland” come from?

Nieuw-Beijerland (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Ancestry of “Nieuw-Beijerland”, step by step

Nieuw-Beijerland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nieuw

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

via Dutch land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandland; country; land
2Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
3Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Dutch Beieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBeierento sound (a large bell)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →