Where does “needer” come from?
needer (English) comes from English Neither, from English nauther, from Old English nauþer, from Old English nā, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
needer (English): A person who requires or needs something;...
Definitions
- A person who requires or needs something;...
Ancestry of “needer”, step by step
needer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Neither
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neither | Not one of two; not either; not one or the other |
| 2 | English | nauther | Neither |
| 3 | Old English | nauþer | — |
| 4 | Old English | nā | no |
| 5 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 6 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 7 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English need
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | need | A requirement for something; something needed;... |
| 2 | Middle English | need | — |
| 3 | Old English | nēod | desire, eagerness, earnest; desire, longing; need |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *niudi | desire, eagerness |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | newdʰ- | seeking, need |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |