Re: [tied] Jetzt

newaere/niwa:ri = "nicht waere" = "would not be"? How does that meaning evolve into "only, merely, just"? And why does nur have a high back vowel, not e.g. "nehr" which might be more expected from *newaere?

Andrew

alex <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

Andrew Jarrette schrieb:
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> Speaking of which, does anyone know the clear etymology of the German
> word /nur/, "only"?
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> Andrew

I thought the etymology is cleared already . It is said to be the
result of "nicht wäre" out off MhD "newaere", Ahd "niwa:ri".

Alex