Where does “nog” come from?
nog (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nog, from Middle Dutch noch, from Old Dutch noch, from Proto-Germanic nuh, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nog (Afrikaans): still; yet
Ancestry of “nog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nog | still, as before; yet; more, in addition |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | noch | still, as before; later, after all; yet again |
| 3 | Old Dutch | noch | until now, still |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nuh | now and, now also; yet, still, moreover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |