Where does “Jetzt” come from?

Jetzt (German) comes from Middle High German iez, from Old High German iozuo — straightaway, at once; further.

Jetzt (German): the present; now

Definitions

  1. the present; now

Ancestry of “Jetzt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaniez—
2Old High Germaniozuostraightaway, at once; further

Words derived from “Jetzt”

Every word from Old High German iozuo →Every word from Middle High German iez →