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Where does “neu” come from?

neu (English) comes from German neu, from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German 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.

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Ancestry of “neu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunew; modern, recent, latest
2Middle High Germanniuwe—
3Old High Germanniuwinew; newness
4Proto-West Germanicniwinew
5Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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