Where does “Neuzugang” come from?

Neuzugang (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.

Neuzugang (German): rookie, newbie

Definitions

  1. rookie, newbie

Ancestry of “Neuzugang”, step by step

Neuzugang 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 Zugang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZugangaccess; admission, intake; entrance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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