Where does “benow” come from?

benow (English) comes from English now, from Middle English nou, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

benow (English): By this time; by now

Definitions

  1. By this time; by now

Ancestry of “benow”, step by step

benow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English now

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnowPresent; current; Fashionable; popular; up to...
2Middle Englishnounow
3Old Englishnūnow, at present, at this time, immediately, very...
4Proto-West Germanic*nūnow
5Proto-Germanicnunow
6Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nu →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nū →