Where does “noo” come from?

Noo comes from Old English nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū, a particle of unknown ultimate origin or meaning.

noo (English): now; Elongated form of no

Definitions

  1. now; Elongated form of no

Ancestry of “noo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnounow
2Old Englishnūnow, at present, at this time, immediately, very...
3Proto-West Germanic*nūnow
4Proto-Germanicnunow
5Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nu →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nū →