Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/new-

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

Root

*new-

2. new

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *new- (new) (34 c, 0 e)

• *nu
• *néw-o-s
• *néw-yo-s

Root

*new-

2. to nod, assent to

Descendants

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *new- (nod) (2 c, 0 e)

• Proto-Celtic: *nuweti
  • Old Irish: ad·noí (from *ati-nuweti)
  • Middle Irish: as·noí (from *exs-nuweti)
  • Welsh: adnau (from *ati-nowos), dinau (from *dī-nowos)
• Proto-Germanic: *neudaz (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: νεύω (neúō)
• Proto-Italic: *nuō
  • Latin: *nuō (attested only in compounds)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *náwatay
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *náwatay
    • Sanskrit: नवते (návate)