English
gnu
Gnu comes from Dutch gnoe, and goes back to Khoekhoe ǃnu:.
- Khoekhoemodernǃnu:
- Dutchc. 1500–presentgnoe
- Englishtodaygnu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Khoekhoemodernǃnu:
- Dutchc. 1500–presentgnoe
- Englishtodaygnu
Every English word from Khoekhoe ǃnu:
Today it means
noun A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Khoekhoe ǃnu: / gnu