Where does “Nieuwvliet” come from?

Nieuwvliet (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 “Nieuwvliet”, step by step

Nieuwvliet 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 vliet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlietbody of moving water; stream, river, creek
2Middle Dutchvliet—
3Old Dutchfliet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →