Where does “noodlot” come from?

noodlot (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.

noodlot (Dutch): fate, destiny; disastrous fate; bad luck,...

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny; disastrous fate; bad luck,...

Ancestry of “noodlot”, step by step

noodlot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoodemergency, distress; need
2Middle Dutchnôot—
3Old Dutchnōd—
4Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
5Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via Dutch lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlotdestiny, fate, lot; lottery ticket; lot,...
2Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “noodlot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →