Where does “stadsvernieuwing” come from?

stadsvernieuwing (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernieuwing, from Dutch vernieuwen, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.

stadsvernieuwing (Dutch): urban renewal

Definitions

  1. urban renewal

Ancestry of “stadsvernieuwing”, step by step

stadsvernieuwing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vernieuwing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvernieuwinginnovation
2Dutchvernieuwento renew
3Dutchnieuwnew
4Middle Dutchniewenew
5Old Dutchniuwinew
6Proto-West Germanicniwinew
7Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →