Where does “nudzh” come from?

nudzh (English) comes from Yiddish נודזש, from Polish nudzić, from Serbo-Croatian нудити, from Old East Slavic нꙋдити, from Proto-Slavic nuditi — to compel, to force.

nudzh (English): A whiner, a noodge; To pester, to noodge; To...

Definitions

  1. A whiner, a noodge; To pester, to noodge; To...

Ancestry of “nudzh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנודזשannoying, bothersome person
2Polishnudzićto bore
3Serbo-Croatianнудитиto offer; to bid
4Old East Slavicнꙋдити—
5Proto-Slavicnuditito compel, to force

Words derived from “nudzh”

Every word from Proto-Slavic nuditi →Every word from Old East Slavic нꙋдити →Every word from Serbo-Croatian нудити →