Where does “nowożytność” come from?

nowożytność (Polish) comes from Polish nowożytny, from Polish Nowy, from Old Polish nowy, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

nowożytność (Polish): early modern period

Definitions

  1. early modern period

Ancestry of “nowożytność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnowożytnymodern
2PolishNowynew
3Old Polishnowynew
4Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
6Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →