The earliest known use of the noun news is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for news is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version).

Mar 8, 2025 · Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“ news ”), East Frisian näjs (“ news ”), West Frisian nijs (“ news ”), Dutch nieuws (“ news ”), German Low German Neeis (“ new things; …

Oct 26, 2015 · The word commonly used before "news" came into usage was "tidings" which meant "announcement of event": The word news can be traced back to late Middle English …

Jun 9, 2021 · The words new and news have a very straightforward (and, frankly, boring) etymology. Normally, I wouldn’t bother with a word like this, but news has a long-standing false …

News is an old word, and the plural of an even older word, new. The earliest known appearance of the noun new in writing to mean "that which is new" (as in "obsessed with the new") goes …

The etymology of the word ‘news’ can be traced back to the late 14th century, originating from the Middle English word ‘newes’, which is derived from the Old French word ‘nouvelles’. The Old …

news: English (en) (computing, internet) posts published on newsgroups. Information about current events disseminated via media.. New information of interest.

The word "news" has a rich etymology that dates back to Old English. The modern English word "news" comes from the Old English word "nōwes" or "nōwis", which referred to tidings, rumors, …

A.2 There is a popular misconception that news, because it reflects a worldwide coverage of events, is an acronym of the cardinal points of the compass – north, east, west and south. The …

The word news has been used in English roughly the same way for at least 500 years. It's firmly embedded in our culture. You can see this with expressions like, "No news is good news," …

OED's earliest evidence for news is from 1650, in a translation by Robert Stapleton, translator and playwright. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). news is …

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, France. 12th C. BCE – Area settled by proto-Celts. 3rd C. BCE – Celts develop township. 12 BCE – Nero Claudius …

Souffelweyersheim (French pronunciation: [sufœlvajœrsajm]; German: Suffelweyersheim [zʊfl̩ˈvaɪɐshaɪm]; Alsatian: Süffelwirsche) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, …

Alsace (/ ælˈsæs /, [5] US also / ælˈseɪs, ˈælsæs /; [6][7] French: [alzas] ⓘ) [8] is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on …

Etymology. The name Alsace can be traced to the Old High German Ali-saz or Elisaz, meaning "foreign domain". [10] An alternative explanation is from a Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "seated …