Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nuh

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nu-kʷe (“and now”), equivalent to *nu +‎ *-hw. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *nu-kʷe, whence Old Irish noch (“and yet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnux/

Adverb

*nuh

1. now and, now also
2. yet, still, moreover

Derived terms

• *nuhþan

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *noh
  • Old Frisian: noch
    • North Frisian: nog
    • Saterland Frisian: noch
    • West Frisian: noch
  • Old Saxon: noh
    • Middle Low German: noch
      • Low German: noch
        • German Low German: noch
          • Westphalian:
            • Münsterländisch: noch
            • Paderbornisch: nau
  • Old Dutch: noh
    • Middle Dutch: noch (“still”, adverb)
      • Dutch: nog
        • Afrikaans: nog
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: noko
        • Petjo: noh
        • Skepi Creole Dutch: nug
      • Limburgish: nag
    • Middle Dutch: noch (“neither, nor”, conjunction), nō
      • Dutch: noch
      • Limburgish: nóch
  • Old High German: noh, noc
    • Middle High German: noch
      • Bavarian: noch, nu

        Cimbrian: nó

      • German: noch
      • Luxembourgish: nach
      • Yiddish: נאָך (nokh)
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷 (nauh)