Where does “*nu” come from?
*nu (Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
Ancestry of “*nu”, step by step
*nu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European nū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |
via Indo-European *nu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-European | *nu | — |