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Where does “nur” come from?

nur (German) comes from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.

nur (German): only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...

Definitions

  1. only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...

Ancestry of “nur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannuor—
2Old High Germanniwāri—

Words derived from “nur”

  • nura
  • nur
  • ununura
  • nur
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