Where does “noodtoestand” come from?

noodtoestand (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.

noodtoestand (Dutch): state of emergency

Definitions

  1. state of emergency

Ancestry of “noodtoestand”, step by step

noodtoestand 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 toestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoestandsituation, condition; an unpleasant situation;...
2Middle Dutchtoestand—
3Middle Dutchtoestaento assist

Words derived from “noodtoestand”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old Dutch nōd →