Where does “noch” come from?

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

noch (Dutch): neither...nor; nor

Definitions

  1. neither...nor; nor

Ancestry of “noch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnochstill, as before; later, after all; yet again
2Old Dutchnochuntil now, still
3Proto-Germanicnuhnow and, now also; yet, still, moreover
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nuh →Every word from Old Dutch noch →
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