Where does “noch” come from?

noch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch noch, from Proto-Germanic nuh, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

noch (Middle Dutch): still, as before; later, after all; yet again

Definitions

  1. still, as before; later, after all; yet again

Ancestry of “noch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnochuntil now, still
2Proto-Germanicnuhnow and, now also; yet, still, moreover
3Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

Words derived from “noch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nuh →Every word from Old Dutch noch →