Where does “noa-yeant” come from?

noa-yeant (Manx) comes from Manx noa-, from Manx noa, 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.

noa-yeant (Manx): freshly or newly made

Definitions

  1. freshly or newly made

Ancestry of “noa-yeant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxnoa-new-; neo-
2Manxnoanew, fresh, novel, recent
3Middle Irishnúanew
4Old Irishnuaenew
5Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →