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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niwjōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Related to *niwjaz (new) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niwjōną

  1. to renew, to make new

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *niuwjōn
    • Old English: nīewian, nīwian
    • Old Saxon: *niuwōn
      • Middle Low German: nǖwen, nīen
    • Old Dutch: *niuwon
      • Middle Dutch: niewen
        • Dutch: nieuwen (dialectal)
    • Old High German: niuwōn
      • Middle High German: niuwen
  • Old Norse: nýja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*neuwōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 285
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