Where does “nou” come from?

nou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nou, from Middle Dutch nou, from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

nou (Afrikaans): narrow; now

Definitions

  1. narrow; now

Ancestry of “nou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnounow; alternative form of nu; come on; so, well
2Middle Dutchnou—
3Old Dutchnūnow
4Proto-Germanicnunow
5Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

Words derived from “nou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nu →Every word from Old Dutch nū →