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Where does “niwjaz” come from?

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

niwjaz (Proto-Germanic): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “niwjaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niwjaz”

  • Newman
  • newer
  • newborn
  • Newport
  • newfound
  • Newtown
  • nub
  • newfangled
  • newbie
  • doublespeak
  • Newspeak
  • newish
  • nubby
  • nubbin
  • newmade
  • newspeak
  • geekspeak
  • newbuild
  • noob
  • newing
  • greenspeak
  • elderspeak
  • newbuilt
  • technospeak
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