Where does “newizzwaz” come from?

newizzwaz (Old High German) comes from Old High German ne, from Proto-Germanic nē, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “newizzwaz”, step by step

newizzwaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannenot
2Proto-Germanicnēnot
3Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Old High German wēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwērwhat; who
2Proto-West Germanichwaʀwho
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Old High German wizzān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwizzānto know

Words derived from “newizzwaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz →