Where does “splinternieuw” come from?

splinternieuw (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.

splinternieuw (Dutch): brand new

Definitions

  1. brand new

Ancestry of “splinternieuw”, step by step

splinternieuw 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 splinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsplintersplinter long, sharp fragment of material
2Middle Dutchsplinter—

Words derived from “splinternieuw”

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