Where does “neugierig” come from?
neugierig (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.
neugierig (German): nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying;...
Definitions
- nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying;...
Ancestry of “neugierig”, step by step
neugierig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German neu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 2 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 3 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |