Where does “nieuwslezer” come from?
nieuwslezer (Dutch) comes from Dutch nieuws, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.
nieuwslezer (Dutch): A newsreader, a news anchor, a newscaster
Definitions
- A newsreader, a news anchor, a newscaster
Ancestry of “nieuwslezer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nieuws | news |
| 2 | Dutch | nieuw | new |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | niewe | new |
| 4 | Old Dutch | niuwi | new |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |