Where does “nōch” come from?
nōch (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
Ancestry of “nōch”, step by step
nōch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic ganōgaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Proto-West Germanic *noh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *noh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nuh | now and, now also; yet, still, moreover |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |
Words derived from “nōch”