English
Nu
Nu comes from Egyptian nnw ‘Nu, the primeval waters’.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEnnw‘Nu, the primeval waters’
- EnglishtodayNu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEnnw‘Nu, the primeval waters’
- EnglishtodayNu
Every English word from Egyptian nnw
Today it means
name The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian nnw / Nu