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
- By this time; by now
Ancestry of “benow”, step by step
benow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English now
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | now | Present; current; Fashionable; popular; up to... |
| 2 | Middle English | nou | now |
| 3 | Old English | nū | now, at present, at this time, immediately, very... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *nū | now |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |