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

now and, now also
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)

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