Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niwiʀō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwizô. Equivalent to *niwi (“new”) +‎ *-iʀō.

Adjective

*niwiʀō

comparative degree of *niwi (“new”): newer

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Old English: nīwra
- Middle English: newere, newer
  - English: newer
Old Frisian: *nīere
- West Frisian: nijere
Old Dutch: *niwiro
- Middle Dutch: niewere
  - Dutch: nieuwere
Old High German: *niwiro
- Middle High German: niuwer
  - German: neuer

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