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Where does “noodlottig” come from?

noodlottig (Dutch) comes from Dutch noodlot, 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.

noodlottig (Dutch): catastrophic, disastrous; fatal, lethal

Definitions

  1. catastrophic, disastrous; fatal, lethal

Ancestry of “noodlottig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoodlotfate, destiny; disastrous fate; bad luck,...
2Dutchnoodemergency, distress; need
3Middle Dutchnôot—
4Old Dutchnōd—
5Proto-West Germanic*naudi—
6Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
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