Part of speech: adverb
now, at the present time
Etymology
[Mod E NOW ← Prot-Germ *nū; Goth nū; O Fris nū; O Sax nū; Dt nu; OHG nū (Mod G nu, also nun); Icel nú; Sw nu ← Indo-Europ *nu, *nū; Sanskr nú; Avest nū; Anc Gr νῦν; Lat nunc; O Ir nu; Lith nūn; O Slav нынѣ (Russ ныне)]