Where does “nunne” come from?

nunne (Old English) comes from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nunne (Old English): nun; vestal

Definitions

  1. nun; vestal

Ancestry of “nunne”, step by step

nunne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German nunna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannunna—
2Latinnonnanun
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

via Old Norse þorp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorphamlet, village
2Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via Late Latin nonna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnonnanun, tutor

Words derived from “nunne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Latin nonna →