Where does “Nieuport” come from?

Nieuport (English) comes from French Nieuport, from Dutch Nieuwpoort, 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.

Ancestry of “Nieuport”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchNieuport—
2DutchNieuwpoort—
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
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