Where does “noch” come from?

noch (German) comes from Middle Low German nōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

noch (German): still, yet; yet, eventually; additionally, in...

Definitions

  1. still, yet; yet, eventually; additionally, in...

Ancestry of “noch”, step by step

noch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German nōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannōch—
2Old Saxonginōgenough
3Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Middle High German noch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannoch—
2Old High Germannohstill; more
3Proto-Germanicnuhnow and, now also; yet, still, moreover
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

Words derived from “noch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →