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Where does “niwizô” come from?

niwizô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

niwizô (Proto-Germanic): comparative degree of *niwjaz; newer

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of *niwjaz; newer

Ancestry of “niwizô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “niwizô”

  • newer
  • newer
  • newere
  • nīwra
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