Where does “nus” come from?

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

nus (Old French): Alternative form of nos; we

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nos; we

Ancestry of “nus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnoswe; our; to us
2Latinnōswe, us
3Proto-Italicnōswe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Italic nōs