Words that come from Proto-Germanic “nu”

116 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nu — including now, nowadays, noo, noodle, nowness, nowcasting, nowcast, noodly.

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English (28)

Swedish (9)

Danish (6)

Esperanto (6)

German (6)

Icelandic (5)

Japanese (5)

Norwegian Bokmål (4)

Dutch (3)

Afrikaans (3)

Faroese (3)

Gothic (3)

Middle English (3)

West Frisian (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Elfdalian (2)

Old English (2)

Spanish (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Unami (2)

Northern Kurdish (2)

Korean (1)

Scots (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle High German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Yola (1)

Italian (1)

North Frisian (1)