Where does “” come from?

nū (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

(Old English): now, at present, at this time, immediately, very...

Definitions

  1. now, at present, at this time, immediately, very...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*nūnow
2Proto-Germanicnunow
3Proto-Indo-Europeannow

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic nuEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *nū