Where does “Neuheidentum” come from?

Neuheidentum (German) 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.

Neuheidentum (German): neopaganism

Definitions

  1. neopaganism

Ancestry of “Neuheidentum”, step by step

Neuheidentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunew; modern, recent, latest
2Middle High Germanniuwenew
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

via German Heidentum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeidentumpaganism
2German-tum-dom
3Middle High German-tuom—
4Old High German-tuom—
5Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →