Where does “nuże” come from?
nuże (Polish) comes from Polish nu, from Polish no, from Polish ano, from Polish jeno, from Old Polish jéno, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine — to utter.
Ancestry of “nuże”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nu | quick!, forward!; Alternative form of no |
| 2 | Polish | no | yeah, yep; Emphatic particle used with... |
| 3 | Polish | ano | yes, indeed |
| 4 | Polish | jeno | just, only |
| 5 | Old Polish | jéno | only, just |
| 6 | French | gène | gene |
| 7 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 8 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 9 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 10 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |