Where does “noodmunt” come from?

noodmunt (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.

noodmunt (Dutch): obsidional coin

Definitions

  1. obsidional coin

Ancestry of “noodmunt”, step by step

noodmunt 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 munt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmuntcoin; currency; tails
2Middle Dutchmente—
3Proto-Germanicminta—
4Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old Dutch nōd →