Where does “nī” come from?

nī (Old Frisian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “nī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nī”

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