Where does “nouze” come from?

nouze (Czech) comes from Old Czech núzě, from Proto-Slavic nuďa, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut-, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.

nouze (Czech): necessity condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need

Definitions

  1. necessity condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need

Ancestry of “nouze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnúzěneed, necessity
2Proto-Slavicnuďaneed, necessity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse

Words derived from “nouze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →