Where does “nooddruft” come from?
nooddruft (Dutch) comes from Dutch nood, from Middle Dutch nôot, from Old Dutch nōd, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nooddruft (Dutch): poverty
Definitions
- poverty
Ancestry of “nooddruft”, step by step
nooddruft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nood | emergency, distress; need |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nôot | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *naudi | force, compulsion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |
via Middle Dutch druft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | druft | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurftiz | need, necessity |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurbaną | to need, to require; to have to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |
via Middle Dutch nootdorft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nootdorft | — |