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• Proto-Indo-European *nu now, well, and then

  • Albanian nu when
  • Albanian ni now
  • Anatolian *nu

    • Hittite 𒉡 nu now, and
    • Cuneiform Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒉡𒌦 na-a-nu-un now
  • Balto-Slavic *nu

    • East Baltic

      • Lithuanian nù now, well
    • Slavic *nъ but, however

      • East Slavic нъ nŭ but

        • Russian но no but, yet
      • South Slavic

        • Old Church Slavonic нъ nŭ but
        • Serbo-Croatian но no but, however, than
  • Celtic *nu

    • Gaulish nu now
    • Old Irish no-
  • Germanic *nu

    • East Germanic

      • Gothic 𐌽𐌿 nu now, and so, so then
    • North Germanic ᚾᚢ nu

      • Old Norse nú now

        • Danish nu now, the present, a moment, an instant
        • Icelandic nú now
    • West Germanic

      • Old English nū now, just now

        • English now
      • Frankish *nū

        • Dutch nu now
      • Old High German nu
  • Hellenic *nu

    • Classical Greek νυ now (particle)
  • Indo-Iranian *nu

    • Indo-Aryan

      • Sanskrit नु nú now, at once, still
    • Iranian

      • Avestan 𐬥𐬏 nu now
      • Western Iranian

        • Northwestern Iranian

          • Kurdish niha now
  • Italic *nu

    • Italic *nu-per through now

      • Latin nūper newly, recently
  • Proto-Indo-European *nunó-

    • Balto-Slavic *nunái

      • East Baltic

        • Lithuanian nū̃n now, today, well
      • Slavic nyně now

        • East Slavic

          • Russian ны́не nýne now, today
          • Ukrainian ни́ні nýni today, at present
        • South Slavic

          • Old Church Slavonic нꙑнѣ nyně now
        • West Slavic

          • Czech nyní now
          • Old Polish ninie now, currently

            • Old Polish niniejszy now-er (comparative)

              • Polish niniejszy this, the present (topic)
    • Germanic

      • East Germanic

        • Gothic 𐌽𐌿𐌽𐌿 nunu now then, therefore
      • North Germanic

        • Old Norse

          • Icelandic núna now, currently
      • West Germanic

        • Old High German

          • German nun now, well
    • Hellenic

      • Classical Greek νῦν nûn now

        • Greek νυν nun now
    • Indo-Iranian *nūnám

      • Indo-Aryan *nūnám

        • Sanskrit 𑀦𑀽𑀦𑀫𑁆 nūnám
      • Iranian *nūrám

        • Avestan 𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬇𐬨 nūrə̄m
        • Western Iranian

          • Old Persian 𐎵𐎢𐎼𐎶 nu-u-r-m now
    • Italic *num

      • Latin num now, whether, if

        • Latin nunc now
  • Proto-Indo-European *néwos new, fresh, young, recent

    • Anatolian *néwos new, descendant

      • Hittite 𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒀸 ne-e-u-wa-aš new, fresh
      • Luwian

        • Cuneiform Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 nāúwati new ablative
        • Hieroglyphic Luwian ​​𔐤𔗬- na-wi-
      • Lycian *newe descendant

        • Lycian 𐊀𐊖𐊁𐊅𐊁𐊑𐊏𐊁𐊇𐊁 asedeñnewe collateral descendant
    • Balto-Slavic *náwas

      • Slavic *nòvъ new

        • East Slavic новъ novŭ

          • Russian но́вый nóvyj new, recent, modern

            • Russian Но́вая Земля́ Nóvaja Zemljá New Land (place name)

              • English Novaya Zemla
              • English Nova Zembla
          • East Slavic Новъгородъ Novŭgorodŭ New-Town, Novgorod

            • Russian Но́вгород Nóvgorod

              • English Novgorod
            • Ukrainian Но́вгород Nóvhorod
        • South Slavic

          • Old Church Slavonic новъ novŭ new
          • Serbo-Croatian но̏в nȍv new, recent, modern, fresh
        • West Slavic

          • Czech nový new

            • Czech Novotný Newcomer (surname)
          • Polish nowy new
        • Slavic *snòvъ again *sъn-+ *nòvъ ~ "with new"

          • East Slavic

            • Russian сно́ва snóva again
            • Ukrainian зно́ву znóvu again
          • West Slavic

            • Czech znova again
            • Polish znów again
    • Hellenic *néwos

      • Mycenaean Greek 𐀚𐀺 ne-wo new, young
      • Classical Greek νέος néos young, new, unexpected

        • Greek νέος néos young, modern, new

          • Greek νέο néo news
          • Classical Greek Νεάπολις Neā́polis New-City (place name)

            • Levantine Arabic نابلس nābulus Nablus

              • English Nablus
            • Maghrebi Arabic نابل nābil Nabeul

              • French Nabeul

                • English Nabeul
            • Latin Neāpolis Naples

              • Western Romance

                • French Naples Naples

                  • English Naples
                • Italian Napoli Naples
              • Latin neāpolītānus Neapolitan

                • English Neapolitan
        • New Latin neon

          • Translingual Ne
          • English neon
        • Classical Greek νέο- neo-

          • New Latin neo-

            • English neo-
            • New Latin neodidymium ^[1]

              • New Latin neodymium

                • English neodymium
                • Translingual Nd
    • Indo-Iranian *náwas

      • Indo-Aryan *náwas

        • Dardic

          • Kashmiri نۆو nov
        • Sanskrit 𑀦𑀯 náva new, fresh, young, recent, modern, novice

          • Elu

            • Sinhala නව nawa
          • Magadhi 𑀡𑀆 na-ā

            • Assamese ন no new
            • Bengali নয়া nôẏa new, fresh, recent, modern
          • Maharashtri

            • Marathi नवा navā
          • Sauraseni

            • Punjabi ਨਵਾਂ navā̃ new
            • Western Sauraseni

              • Romani nevo new
      • Iranian *náwah

        • Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 nauua
        • Pashto نوی nëway new
        • Iranian *náwākah new ^[2]

          • Northern Iranian

            • Khotani navaka
          • Ossetian

            • Digor нӕуӕг næwæg new, fresh, young
            • Iron ног nog new, fresh, young
            • Sogdian 𐫗𐫇𐫀𐫐𐫇 nwʾkw
          • Western Iranian

            • Northwestern Iranian

              • Kurdish nû new
              • Parthian nwk new

                • Parthian *nawa-kadag? new house?

                  • Old Armenian նաւակատիք nawakatikʿ inaugaration, dedication ceremony

                    • Armenian նավակատիք navakatikʿ eve of the Feast of Tabernacles
                • Parthian *nawaβsarδ New Year

                  • Old Armenian նաւասարդ nawasard

                    • Armenian նավասարդ Navasard first month of the Armenian calendar
            • Old Persian

              • Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 nwky new, recent

                • Persian نو now new, fresh, pristine

                  • Persian نوروز Nowruz New Day, New Year's Day in Iranian/Zoroastrian Year

                    • English Nowruz
    • Italic *nowos new

      • Oscan 𐌍𐌞 nú new
      • Umbrian 𐌍𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌔 nuvis new
      • Latin novus new, fresh, young, recent, strange

        • Sardinian nou new
        • Eastern Romance

          • Romanian nou new
        • Western Romance

          • French neuf brand new
          • Italian nuovo new
          • Spanish nuevo new, fresh
        • Latin nova stēlla new star

          • New Latin nova nova

            • English nova

              • English supernova
        • Latin novellus new, young, fresh, newly made, novel

          • Vulgar Latin *novellus

            • Western Romance

              • Old French novel new

                • French nouveau new
                • English novel
                • Old French novelté newness, novelty

                  • French nouveauté newness, novelty
                  • English novelty
            • Vulgar Latin *novella news, story neuter plural substantive

              • Western Romance

                • Italian novella story, short story, news

                  • French nouvelle

                    • English novel

                      • Welsh nofel a novel
                  • English novella
        • Latin nūntius messenger, envoy, report, news, decree

          • Italian nunzio

            • English nuncio
            • French nonce
          • Latin nūntiō I announce, I report, I bring news of

            • Latin annūntiō

              • Western Romance

                • French anoncier

                  • English announce
            • Latin dēnūntiō

              • Western Romance

                • French dénoncer

                  • English denounce
            • Latin ēnūntiō

              • Western Romance

                • French énoncer
              • English enunciate
            • Latin prōnūntiō

              • Western Romance

                • French prononcer

                  • English pronounce
            • Latin renūntiō

              • Western Romance

                • French renoncer

                  • English renounce
    • Tocharian *ñuwe

      • Arshian ñu new
      • Kushean ñuwe new
    • Proto-Indo-European *new(y)eh₂kos novice, one who is new

      • Balto-Slavic

        • East Baltic

          • Lithuanian naujõkas novice
        • Slavic *novãkъ

          • East Slavic

            • Ukrainian новак novak
          • South Slavic

            • Old Church Slavonic новакъ novakŭ
            • Serbo-Croatian но̀ва̄к nòvāk recruit, novice, newcomer

              • Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk Newcomer (personal or surname)

                • English Novak
          • West Slavic

            • Old Czech novák novice, recruit, newcomer

              • Czech Novák Newcomer (personal or surname)

                • English Novak
            • Old Polish nowak

              • Polish Nowak

                • English Nowak
      • Hellenic

        • Classical Greek νέᾱκος néākos young man
      • Italic

        • Latin novīcius new, fresh

          • Late Latin novīcius novice, beginner

            • French novice beginner, novice

              • English novice
            • Italian novizio novice, beginner, newcomer
            • Spanish novicio novice
    • Proto-Indo-European *newrós

      • Old Armenian նոր nor new, fresh, young, modern, strange

        • Armenian նոր nor new, fresh
      • Hellenic

        • Classical Greek νεᾰρός nearós young, fresh, recent

          • Classical Greek νεαρὸν ὕδωρ nearòn húdōr fresh water

            • Greek νερό neró water
      • Italic *nowerka

        • Latin noverca stepmother, adoptive mother

          • Eastern Romance

            • Aromanian nuearcã stepmother
            • Albanian njerkë stepmother

              • Albanian njerk stepfather back-formed
          • Western Romance

            • Italian noverca stepmother
    • Proto-Indo-European *néwyos new alternate, non-ablauting form

      • Balto-Slavic *náujas

        • East Baltic

          • Lithuanian naũjas new
      • Celtic *nouyos

        • Brythonic *nöwɨð

          • Welsh newydd new, the news
        • Celtiberian *nouyos new

          • Celtiberian *Nouyom New (place name)
          • Classical Greek Νοουιον Noouion place name in Iberia, possibly Noia
          • Galician Noia

            • English Noia
        • Gaulish *novios

          • Gaulish *Noviodūnom New-Fort (place name)

            • Latin Noviodūnum
          • Gaulish *Noviomagos New-Field or New-Market (place name)

            • Latin Noviomagus

              • Dutch Nijmegen
              • French Noyon
              • German Neumagen
          • Gaulish *Noviorīgyom New-Kingdom (place name)

            • Latin Novioregum
        • Old Irish nuae new

          • Irish nua new, fresh, recent
      • Germanic *niwjaz

        • East Germanic

          • Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 niujis new
        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse nýr

            • Danish ny new

              • Old Danish Nybylløv New-Settlement (place name) with Scanian place name suffix -løv

                • Swedish (Östra) Nöbbelöv

                  • Swedish Nobel habitational surname

                    • English Nobel Prize
                    • New Latin nobelium

                      • Translingual No
                      • English nobelium
            • Icelandic nýr new
        • West Germanic

          • Old English nīewe new

            • English new

              • English Newman Newcomer (surname)
            • Old English Nēowa Tūn New Town (place name)

              • English Newton New-town (place name, habitational surname)

                • English newton

                  • Translingual N
            • Old English Nīewe Weorc New Work (place name)

              • English Newark
          • Frankish *niwi

            • Dutch nieuw new
          • Old High German niuwi new

            • German neu new

              • German Neumann Newcomer (surname)
            • Yiddish נײַ nay new, recent
      • Indo-Iranian

        • Indo-Aryan

          • Sanskrit 𑀦𑀯𑁆𑀬 návya new

            • Sauraseni 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 ṇavia

              • Hindi नया nayā new
            • Telugu నవ్యము navyamu new
        • Nuristani

          • Kamviri nuĩ new
      • Proto-Indo-European *new(y)eh₂kos novice, one who is new

        • Balto-Slavic

          • East Baltic

            • Lithuanian naujõkas novice
          • Slavic *novãkъ

            • East Slavic

              • Ukrainian новак novak
            • South Slavic

              • Old Church Slavonic новакъ novakŭ
              • Serbo-Croatian но̀ва̄к nòvāk recruit, novice, newcomer

                • Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk Newcomer (personal or surname)

                  • English Novak
            • West Slavic

              • Old Czech novák novice, recruit, newcomer

                • Czech Novák Newcomer (personal or surname)

                  • English Novak
              • Old Polish nowak

                • Polish Nowak

                  • English Nowak
        • Hellenic

          • Classical Greek νέᾱκος néākos young man
        • Italic

          • Latin novīcius new, fresh

            • Late Latin novīcius novice, beginner

              • French novice beginner, novice

                • English novice
              • Italian novizio novice, beginner, newcomer
              • Spanish novicio novice
    • Proto-Indo-European *néweh₂ti to make new, to renew

      • Anatolian

        • Hittite 𒉈𒂊𒌋𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀭𒍣 ne-e-u-wa-aḫ-ḫa-an-zi to renew
      • Hellenic *newaō

        • Classical Greek νεάω neáō
      • Italic *nowāō

        • Latin novō I make new, I renew, I refresh, I change

          • Latin innovō

            • English innovate
            • French innover
            • Italian innovàre to innovate, to reform
            • Spanish innovar to innovate
          • Latin renovō I renew, I restore, I touch up, I change

            • Western Romance

              • Italian rinnovare to renew, to update, to replace, to extend the duration of, to repeat
            • English renovate
            • French rénover

              • German renovieren to renovate
              • Romanian renova to renovate
            • Spanish renovar to renovate

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Collected English words

now, Novaya Zemla, Nova Zembla, Novgorod, Nablus, Nabeul, Naples, Neapolitan, Ne, neon, neo-, neodymium, Nd, Nowruz, nova, supernova, novel, novelty, novel, novella, nuncio, announce, denounce, enunciate, pronounce, renounce, Novak, Nowak, novice, Noia, Nobel Prize, No, nobelium, new, Newman, Newton, newton, N, Newark, innovate, renovate

Footnotes

1. ^

   See note on Word Family - Two for more information about neodymium

2. ^

   In many Iranian languages *náwah: "new" became homonymous with *Hnáwa: "nine" and was replaced by *náwākah, approximately "new-ish".

   Some have speculated a connection in Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥: "nine" and *néw-: "new", based on a derivation of *h₁n-néwn̥: "in the new", assuming that Old Armenian նոր nor represents a r/n alternation stem néwr̥ ~ néwn̥. But there are a number of problems with this idea. I think *h₁new-: "without" seems like a better source for *h₁néwn̥, with the idea of "(ten) without (the last one)".