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
Ancestry of “-u”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | unu | one |
| 2 | Esperanto | nur | only, just |
| 3 | German | nur | only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | nuor | — |
| 5 | Old High German | niwāri | — |