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Where does “nood” come from?

nood (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nôot, from Old Dutch nōd, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

nood (Dutch): emergency, distress; need

Definitions

  1. emergency, distress; need

Ancestry of “nood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnôot—
2Old Dutchnōd—
3Proto-West Germanic*naudi—
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “nood”

  • nodeloos
  • noodklok
  • noodlottig
  • noodweer
  • noodlot
  • tijdnood
  • noodgeval
  • hongersnood
  • noodzaak
  • noodtoestand
  • watersnood
  • noodtoestand
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