Where does “Nieuwe Statenzijl” come from?

Nieuwe Statenzijl (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 “Nieuwe Statenzijl”, step by step

Nieuwe Statenzijl 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 staten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaten

via Dutch Zijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZijla short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-
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