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Where does “renew” come from?

Renew comes from Middle English renewen, from Middle English anewen, from Old English ġenīwian, meaning to make new.

renew (English): To make new again; to restore to freshness or...

Definitions

  1. To make new again; to restore to freshness or...

Ancestry of “renew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrenewen—
2Middle Englishanewento renew
3Old Englishġenīwianto restore; renovate; renew

Words derived from “renew”

  • renewal
  • renewable
  • renewing
  • nonrenewable
  • nonrenewal
  • renewability
  • renewer
  • renewest
  • renewably
  • reneweth
  • renewalist
  • nonrenewing
  • nonrenewer
  • autorenew
  • autorenewal
  • リニューアル
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