Where does “New Zealand studies” come from?
New Zealand studies (English) comes from English New Zealand, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.
New Zealand studies (English): The study of New Zealand, New Zealanders, and Zealandic culture
Definitions
- The study of New Zealand, New Zealanders, and Zealandic culture
Ancestry of “New Zealand studies”, step by step
New Zealand studies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New Zealand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New Zealand | A rabbit of a breed that originated in California... |
| 2 | Dutch | Nieuw-Zeeland | new Zeeland |
| 3 | Dutch | nieuw | new |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | niewe | new |
| 5 | Old Dutch | niuwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via English studies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | studies | Third-person singular simple present indicative... |