Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néwos

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Alternative forms

• *néwyos

Etymology

From the hapax root *new-. Ultimately, suggested to be a vṛddhi derivation from *nu (“now”).

Adjective

*néwos (non-ablauting)

1. new

Inflection

Thematic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*néwos	*néweh₂
genitive	*néwosyo	*néweh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*néwos	*néwoh₁	*néwoes
vocative	*néwe	*néwoh₁	*néwoes
accusative	*néwom	*néwoh₁	*néwoms
genitive	*néwosyo	*?	*néwoHom
ablative	*néwead	*?	*néwomos, *néwobʰos
dative	*néwoey	*?	*néwomos, *néwobʰos
locative	*néwey, *néwoy	*?	*néwoysu
instrumental	*néwoh₁	*?	*néwōys
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*néweh₂	*néweh₂h₁(e)	*néweh₂es
vocative	*néweh₂	*néweh₂h₁(e)	*néweh₂es
accusative	*néwām	*néweh₂h₁(e)	*néweh₂m̥s
genitive	*néweh₂s	*?	*néweh₂oHom
ablative	*néweh₂s	*?	*néweh₂mos, *néweh₂bʰos
dative	*néweh₂ey	*?	*néweh₂mos, *néweh₂bʰos
locative	*néweh₂, *néweh₂i	*?	*néweh₂su
instrumental	*néweh₂h₁	*?	*néweh₂mis, *néweh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*néwom	*néwoy(h₁)	*néweh₂
vocative	*néwom	*néwoy(h₁)	*néweh₂
accusative	*néwom	*néwoy(h₁)	*néweh₂
genitive	*néwosyo	*?	*néwoHom
ablative	*néwead	*?	*néwomos, *néwobʰos
dative	*néwoey	*?	*néwomos, *néwobʰos
locative	*néwey, *néwoy	*?	*néwoysu
instrumental	*néwoh₁	*?	*néwōys

Derived terms

• *néweh₂ti

Descendants

• Proto-Anatolian: *néwos (see there for further descendants)
• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: նոր (nor, from *newr̥ós)
    • Armenian: նոր (nor)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *náwas (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *néwos (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *náwas (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *nowos (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Tocharian: *ñäwe (see there for further descendants)