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neu.

new

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/nɔʏ̯/

  1. new

    neue Mode
    neueste Mode

  2. modern, recent, latest

    die neue Geschichte
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Dutch nieuw, English new, Danish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).

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