Where does “hiernumaals” come from?

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

hiernumaals (Dutch): life before death, contrasted with afterlife

Definitions

  1. life before death, contrasted with afterlife

Ancestry of “hiernumaals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnunow, at the present moment; now, this time; now
2Middle Dutchnunow, currently; today; here
3Old Dutchnūnow
4Proto-Germanicnunow
5Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nu →Every word from Old Dutch nū →
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