Where does “nu” come from?
nu (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish nū, from Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
nu (Swedish): now, at this moment
Ancestry of “nu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | nū | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | nú | now |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |