English
Nowak
Nowak comes from Polish Nowak ‘newcomer’, from nowy ‘new’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*náwas‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*nòvъ‘new’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernnowy
- Polishmodernsame form‘new’
- Polish, derivedmodernNowak‘newcomer’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*náwas‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*nòvъ‘new’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernnowy
- Polishmodernsame form‘new’
- Polish, derivedmodernNowak‘newcomer’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
renovation, innovate, renovate, innovator, noo, telenovela, novation, 11 more
through Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’
new, newly, novel, innovation, newer, neon, nova, novice, nuevo, newness, novitiate, 16 more
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nu / Nowak