Where does “niud” come from?

niud (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *niudi, from Proto-Indo-European newdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

niud (Old Saxon): desire, longing; zeal, eagerness; pleasure

Definitions

  1. desire, longing; zeal, eagerness; pleasure

Ancestry of “niud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*niudidesire, eagerness
2Proto-Indo-Europeannewdʰ-seeking, need
3Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “niud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European newdʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niudi →