Where does “nou” come from?

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

nou (Dutch): now; alternative form of nu; come on; so, well

Definitions

  1. now; alternative form of nu; come on; so, well

Ancestry of “nou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnou—
2Old Dutchnūnow
3Proto-Germanicnunow
4Proto-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 →