Where does “nune” come from?
nune (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nun, from German nun, from Middle High German nu, from Old High German nu, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nune (Esperanto): nowadays
Definitions
- nowadays
Ancestry of “nune”, step by step
nune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto nun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nun | now |
| 2 | German | nun | now, at this moment; now, then; unstressed and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | nu | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |
via Proto-Algonquian *no·niwa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | *no·niwa | — |