Where does “nooddruf” come from?
nooddruf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nooddruft, from Dutch nood, from Middle Dutch nôot, from Old Dutch nōd, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nooddruf (Afrikaans): poverty
Ancestry of “nooddruf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nooddruft | poverty |
| 2 | Dutch | nood | emergency, distress; need |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | nôot | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *naudi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |