Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nu

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *nu (now). Cognate with Lithuanian (now, well now), Lithuanian nūnái (now, today, nowadays), Latin num (now), Latin nunc (now, soon, today, nowadays), Sanskrit नु (nu), नू (, now), Old Irish no-, Russian ны́не (nýne).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

*nu

  1. now

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nū
    • Old English:
    • Old Frisian:
      • Saterland Frisian: nu
      • West Frisian: no
    • Old Saxon:
      • Middle Low German:
        • Low German: nu
    • Old Dutch:
      • Middle Dutch: nu
    • Old High German: nu,
  • Old Norse: , ᚾᚢ (nu), ᚿᚢ (nu)
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌿 (nu)