Where does “newfound” come from?
Newfound combines English new with English found, where found derives from Old French fondre, Latin fundo, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-, meaning to pour or cast.
newfound (English): Recently found; newly discovered
Definitions
- Recently found; newly discovered
Ancestry of “newfound”, step by step
newfound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English found
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | found | simple past tense and past participle of find;... |
| 2 | Middle English | founden | to mix (ingredients) |
| 3 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English new
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | new | Recently made, or created; Additional; recently... |
| 2 | Middle English | newe | new; The new moon; Alternative form of neve |
| 3 | Old English | nīewe | new |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |