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Where does “niudliko” come from?

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

niudliko (Old Saxon): zealously, carefully

Definitions

  1. zealously, carefully

Ancestry of “niudliko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonniuddesire, longing; zeal, eagerness; pleasure
2Proto-West Germanic*niudi—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewdʰ-seeking, need
4Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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