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Where does “neuartig” come from?

neuartig (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.

neuartig (German): novel, innovative; unprecedented

Definitions

  1. novel, innovative; unprecedented

Ancestry of “neuartig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunew; modern, recent, latest
2Middle High Germanniuwe—
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

Words derived from “neuartig”

  • Neuartigkeit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →