Where does “nødudgang” come from?

nødudgang (Danish) comes from Danish udgang, from Old Norse útgangr, from Proto-Germanic ūtgangaz, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

nødudgang (Danish): emergency exit

Definitions

  1. emergency exit

Ancestry of “nødudgang”, step by step

nødudgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish udgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishudgangexit, way out; end; outcome, issue
2Old Norseútgangr—
3Proto-Germanicūtgangaza going out, exit
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Danish nød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnødnut; distress; need, necessity
2Old Danishnøt—
3Old Norsenautbull
4Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →