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niuwe

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Middle High German

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Etymology 1

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

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Adjective

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niuwe (comparative niuwer, superlative niuwest)

  1. new
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  • Alemannic German: nüüw, nöi, nüü
  • Bavarian: nei, neich
  • Central Franconian: nei, neu
    • Hunsrik: nei
    • Kölsch: neu
    • Transylvanian Saxon: na
  • East Central German:
    • Silesian East Central German: neu
    • Upper Saxon German: nei
      • Erzgebirgisch: nei
  • East Franconian: nei, neu
  • German: neu
  • Luxembourgish: nei
  • Rhine Franconian:
  • Vilamovian: noj
  • Yiddish: נײַ (nay)
  • Zipser German: nai, neu

Etymology 2

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

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Noun

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niuwe f

  1. (rare) newness
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