Where does “Nieuw-Zeeland” come from?

Nieuw-Zeeland (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.

Nieuw-Zeeland (Dutch): new Zeeland

Definitions

  1. new Zeeland

Ancestry of “Nieuw-Zeeland”, step by step

Nieuw-Zeeland traces back through two 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 Zeeland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZeelandland adjacent to the sea, coastal land
2Middle DutchSêelant—

Words derived from “Nieuw-Zeeland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →