Where does “Neuwagen” come from?

Neuwagen (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.

Neuwagen (German): new car

Definitions

  1. new car

Ancestry of “Neuwagen”, step by step

Neuwagen 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 wägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwägento weigh something
2Middle High Germanwāgen—
3Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
4Middle Low Germanwāgewave
5Old Saxonwagwave
6Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Neuwagen”

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