Where does “Nothelfer” come from?

Nothelfer (German) comes from German nōt, from Middle High German nōt, from Old High German nōt, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

Nothelfer (German): holy helper

Definitions

  1. holy helper

Ancestry of “Nothelfer”, step by step

Nothelfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Helfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHelferagent noun of helfen
2Middle High Germanhelfære—
3Old High Germanhelfāri—

Words derived from “Nothelfer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →