Where does “nou” come from?

nou (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *hnouw, from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nou (Middle High German): narrow, close, exact

Definitions

  1. narrow, close, exact

Ancestry of “nou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*hnouw—
2Proto-Germanichnawwaztight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz →