Where does “Neumann” come from?

Neumann (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.

Neumann (German): Newman

Definitions

  1. Newman

Ancestry of “Neumann”, step by step

Neumann 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 mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “Neumann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →