Where does “New Zealand” come from?

New Zealand (English) comes from Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland, 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.

New Zealand (English): A rabbit of a breed that originated in California...

Definitions

  1. A rabbit of a breed that originated in California...

Ancestry of “New Zealand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “New Zealand”

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