Where does “nowoczesny” come from?
nowoczesny (Polish) comes from German neuzeitlich, from German Neuzeit, from German neu, from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos — new; to nod, assent to.
nowoczesny (Polish): modern
Definitions
- modern
Ancestry of “nowoczesny”, step by step
nowoczesny traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German neuzeitlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neuzeitlich | modern; new age |
| 2 | German | Neuzeit | modern age |
| 3 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 4 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 5 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Polish Nowy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Nowy | new |
| 2 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |