Where does “ælniewe” come from?

ælniewe (Old English) comes from Old English nīewe, 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.

ælniewe (Old English): brand new

Definitions

  1. brand new

Ancestry of “ælniewe”, step by step

ælniewe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nīewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīewenew
2Proto-West Germanicniwinew
3Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Old English æl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælawl, hook, fork; Alternative form of æl; eel
2Proto-West Germanicāleel
3Proto-Germanicēlazeel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →