Where does “nous” come from?

nous (Old French) comes from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nous (Old French): Alternative form of nos

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nos

Ancestry of “nous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōswe, us
2Proto-Italicnōswe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Italic nōs
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