Where does “gnu” come from?

gnu (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.

gnu (Norwegian Bokmål): a gnu or wildebeest

Definitions

  1. a gnu or wildebeest

Ancestry of “gnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnugnu
2Afrikaansghnoe—
3Nama!nu:—
Every word from Nama !nu: →Every word from Afrikaans ghnoe →Every word from German Gnu →
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