Where does “no” come from?
no (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.
no (West Frisian): now; eh, isn't it, true
Ancestry of “no”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | nū | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *nū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nu | now |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nū | now |