Where does “nee” come from?

nee (German) comes from Low German nee, from Middle Low German nîe, from Old Saxon 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.

nee (German): Alternative form of nein

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nein

Ancestry of “nee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanneeno; new
2Middle Low Germannîe—
3Old Saxonniuwinew; 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

Words derived from “nee”

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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