Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Galician) comes from Spanish ñu, from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.
nu (Galician): gnu
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ñu | gnu, wildebeest |
| 2 | German | Gnu | gnu |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ghnoe | — |
| 4 | Nama | !nu: | — |