Where does “newer” come from?

Newer comes from English new, from Middle English newe, from Old English nefa, from Proto-Germanic niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European népōts, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root new-.

newer (English): comparative form of new: more new, more recent

Definitions

  1. comparative form of new: more new, more recent

Ancestry of “newer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnewer—
2Old Englishnīwra—
3Proto-Germanicniwizôcomparative degree of *niwjaz; newer
4Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →