Meaning

adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

adjective original and of a kind not seen before

adjective lacking training or experience

originFrom 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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