Where does “noodgeval” come from?
noodgeval (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.
noodgeval (Dutch): emergency, emergency case
Definitions
- emergency, emergency case
Ancestry of “noodgeval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nood | emergency, distress; need |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nôot | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *naudi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |