Where does “nú” come from?
nú (Faroese) comes from Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nú (Faroese): now
Ancestry of “nú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nú | now |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |