Where does “nuvarande” come from?

nuvarande (Swedish) comes from Swedish nu, from Old Swedish nū, from Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

nuvarande (Swedish): present; relating to now

Definitions

  1. present; relating to now

Ancestry of “nuvarande”, step by step

nuvarande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnunow, at this moment
2Old Swedishnū—
3Old Norsenúnow
4Proto-Germanicnunow
5Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

via Swedish varande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvarandebeing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Germanic nu →Every word from Old Norse nú →