Where does “Nonn” come from?

Nonn (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

Nonn (Luxembourgish): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “Nonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannunna—
2Latinnonnanun
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Latin nonna →
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