Where does “noodzaak” come from?

noodzaak (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaak, from Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch saka, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

noodzaak (Dutch): necessity, need

Definitions

  1. necessity, need

Ancestry of “noodzaak”, step by step

noodzaak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaakshop, small store, business; case, suit; thing,...
2Middle Dutchsākecase, matter, affair
3Old Dutchsaka—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Dutch nood

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

Words derived from “noodzaak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →