Where does “newydd” come from?
newydd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic newɨð, from Proto-Celtic nouyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.
newydd (Welsh): new; news; just
Ancestry of “newydd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | newɨð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | nouyos | new |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
Words derived from “newydd”