Where does “vernieuwen” come from?
vernieuwen (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.
vernieuwen (Dutch): to renew
Definitions
- to renew
Ancestry of “vernieuwen”, step by step
vernieuwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nieuw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nieuw | new |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | niewe | new |
| 3 | Old Dutch | niuwi | new |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |