Etymology of the English word gnu
the English word
gnuderived from the Xhosa word
nquderived from the Dutch word
gnoederived from the Xhosa word
i-nguderived from the San word
!nuDate
The earliest known usage of gnu in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
gnoe, French
gnou, German
Gnu, Icelandic
gnyr, Norwegian
gnu, Swedish
gnuUsage
Word found in Modern English
