Where does “nun” come from?
nun (Esperanto) comes from German nun, from Middle High German nu, from Old High German nu, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nun (Esperanto): now
Ancestry of “nun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | nun | now, at this moment; now, then; unstressed and... |
| 2 | Middle High German | nu | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |