English Explanatory Dictionary

newer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of new: more new, more recent.

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuː.ə/ /ˈn(j)u.ɚ/

Word forms

newer

Etymology

From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new + -er. Cognate with West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).

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