Where does “-u” come from?

-u (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto unu, from Esperanto nur, from German nur, from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.

-u (Esperanto): do !; -one

Definitions

  1. do !; -one

Ancestry of “-u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantounuone
2Esperantonuronly, just
3Germannuronly, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...
4Middle High Germannuor—
5Old High Germanniwāri—

Words derived from “-u”

Every word from Old High German niwāri →Every word from Middle High German nuor →Every word from German nur →