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Etymology of the English word new

the English word new
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *newjaz
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *newo (new)

Derivations in English

New York, newbie, newcomer, newfound, newish, newground, newborn, newfangled, newly, renew, anew

Cognates

Catalan novell, Catalan nou, Danish ny, Dutch nieuw, Dutch negen, English nine, French noix, French nouveau, French neuf, German neu, German neun, German Nuss, Gothic niujis, Icelandic nýr, Icelandic nyr, Icelandic níu, Italian novello, Italian noce, Italian nove, Italian nuovo, Latin novem, Latin novus, Latin nux, Lithuanian naujas, Nynorsk nye, Polish nowy, Portuguese noz, Portuguese novo, Portuguese novel, Provençal notz, Provençal novell, Riksmal ny, Russian новый, Spanish nuez, Spanish nuevo, Spanish novel, Swedish ny, Swedish nio, Yiddish najn, Yiddish naj, Yiddish nus

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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