Where does “Nonne” come from?
Nonne (German) comes from Old English nunne, from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
Nonne (German): nun; nun moth
Ancestry of “Nonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | nunne | nun; vestal |
| 2 | Old High German | nunna | — |
| 3 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 4 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |