Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "new" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesniwe(Anglo-Saxon) niuwi(Old High German) nýr(Old Norse) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 389. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 284.