Where does “Neimound” come from?

Neimound (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish nei, 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.

Neimound (Luxembourgish): new moon

Definitions

  1. new moon

Ancestry of “Neimound”, step by step

Neimound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish nei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishneinew
2Middle High Germanniuwenew
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

via Luxembourgish Mound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMoundmoon
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →