Where does “Neujahrstag” come from?
Neujahrstag (German) comes from German Neujahr, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.
Neujahrstag (German): New Year's Day
Ancestry of “Neujahrstag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Neujahr | New Year |
| 2 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 3 | Middle High German | niuwe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |