Where does “nee” come from?

nee (Low German) comes 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 (Low German): no; new

Definitions

  1. no; new

Ancestry of “nee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannîe—
2Old Saxonniuwinew; newness
3Proto-West Germanicniwinew
4Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-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 →