Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nu (Middle Dutch): now, currently; today; here
Definitions
- now, currently; today; here
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | nū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |