English
here and now
here + and + now
A compound of here + and + now
Proto-Germanic *hē₂r ‘here, in this place’
Proto-West Germanic *hēr ‘here’
Old English hēr ‘at this place’
Middle English her
English here
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face’
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Proto-Germanic *andi ‘in addition’
Proto-West Germanic *andi
Old English and
Middle English and ‘and’
English and
Proto-Indo-European *nū
Proto-Germanic *nu
Proto-West Germanic *nū
Old English nū
Middle English nou
English now
Today it means
adv At this time and in this place.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / here and now