Where does “niwi” come from?

niwi (Proto-West 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.

niwi (Proto-West Germanic): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “niwi”, 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 “niwi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →