niuwe

Middle High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German niuwi (“new”), from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Alternative forms

neu, new, newe, niu, niwe, nue, nuge, nuwe, nüewe, núwe, nůw, nůwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnyː(ʋ)ə/

Adjective

niuwe

new

Descendants

Alemannic German: nüüw, nöi, nüü
- Alsatian: nèi
- Swabian: nei
- Italian Walser: niw, niww, nu
Bavarian: nei, neu
- Cimbrian: nòjar, nauk, naüge
- Gottscheerish: nai
- Hianzisch: neich
- Mòcheno: nai
- Udinese: naie, naje, noi
Central Franconian: nei, neu
- Hunsrik: nei
- Kölsch: neu
- Transylvanian Saxon: na
East Central German:
- Silesian German: neu
- Upper Saxon: nei
  - Erzgebirgisch: nei
East Franconian: nei, neu
German: neu
Luxembourgish: nei
Rhine Franconian:
- Hessian: nei, neu
- Palatine German: nau, nei, neu
- Pennsylvania German: nei
Vilamovian: noj
Yiddish: נײַ‎ (nay)
Zipser German: nai, neu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old High German niuwī (“newness”), from niuwi (“new”).

Alternative forms

niwe, nuwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnyː(ʋ)ə/
(Alemannic) IPA^(key): /ˈnyːʋi/

Noun

niuwe f

(rare) newness

Descendants

Alemannic German: Nüwi, Nöüi
German: Neue (obsolete)

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