Where does “nød” come from?

nød (Danish) comes from Old Danish nøt, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nød (Danish): nut; distress; need, necessity

Definitions

  1. nut; distress; need, necessity

Ancestry of “nød”, step by step

nød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish nøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishnøt—
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Old Norse nauð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
2Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “nød”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →