Where does “Notausgang” come from?

Notausgang (German) comes from German Ausgang, from Middle High German ūzgang, from Old High German ūzgang, from Proto-Germanic ūtgangaz, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Notausgang (German): emergency exit, fire escape

Definitions

  1. emergency exit, fire escape

Ancestry of “Notausgang”, step by step

Notausgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ausgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusgangexit; output; outcome
2Middle High Germanūzgang—
3Old High Germanūzgangexit, outgang
4Proto-Germanicūtgangaza going out, exit
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German nōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannōtneed, imminence
2Middle High Germannōt—
3Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
4Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
5Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →