Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nu, from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nu (Dutch): now, at the present moment; now, this time; now
Definitions
- now, at the present moment; now, this time; now
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | nu | now, currently; today; here |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |