Where does “Neujahrsvorsatz” come from?
Neujahrsvorsatz (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.
Neujahrsvorsatz (German): New Year's resolution
Definitions
- New Year's resolution
Ancestry of “Neujahrsvorsatz”, step by step
Neujahrsvorsatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Neujahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Neujahr | New Year |
| 2 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 3 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 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 |
via German Vorsatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorsatz | malice, intention, premeditation; intention,... |
| 2 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 3 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |