Where does “iu” come from?

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

iu (Esperanto): some; someone, somebody

Definitions

  1. some; someone, somebody

Ancestry of “iu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-udo !; -one
2Esperantounuone
3Esperantonuronly, just
4Germannuronly, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...
5Middle High Germannuor—
6Old High Germanniwāri—

Words derived from “iu”

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