Where does “newsie” come from?

newsie (English) comes from English News, from Middle English newes.

newsie (English): Alternative form of newsy

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of newsy

Ancestry of “newsie”, step by step

newsie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English News

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewsNew information of interest
2Middle Englishnewes—

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Middle English newes →Every word from English News →