Where does “newer” come from?

newer (Middle English) comes from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic niwizô, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Ancestry of “newer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīwra—
2Proto-Germanicniwizôcomparative degree of *niwjaz; newer
3Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “newer”

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