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
- emergency, distress; need
Ancestry of “nood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nôot | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nōd | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *naudi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |
Words derived from “nood”