Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nu, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | nu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |