Where does “nuáil” come from?

nuáil (Irish) comes from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nuáil (Irish): to innovate; innovation

Definitions

  1. to innovate; innovation

Ancestry of “nuáil”, step by step

nuáil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnuanew; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
2Middle Irishnúanew
3Old Irishnuaenew
4Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Irish áil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháilOnly used in is áil le; request, entreat; desire,...
2Old Irisháilact of asking; request, wish; ignomy, insult
3Proto-Celticɸales-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

Words derived from “nuáil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →