Where does “neuniederländisch” come from?
neuniederländisch (German) comes from German Niederländisch, from German Niederlande, from German Lande, from German Land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.
neuniederländisch (German): Modern Dutch
Definitions
- Modern Dutch
Ancestry of “neuniederländisch”, step by step
neuniederländisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Niederländisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Niederländisch | Dutch, the Dutch language |
| 2 | German | Niederlande | the Netherlands |
| 3 | German | Lande | dative singular of Land; plural of Land; lands,... |
| 4 | German | Land | country; state, province; land |
| 5 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
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 |