Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Middle English) comes from Middle English nou, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nu (Middle English): Alternative spelling of nou
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of nou
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nou | now |
| 2 | Old English | nū | now, at present, at this time, immediately, very... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *nū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |