Where does “Nothelferin” come from?

Nothelferin (German) comes from German Nothelfer, 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.

Ancestry of “Nothelferin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNothelferholy helper
2Germannōtneed, imminence
3Middle High Germannōt—
4Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
5Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
6Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
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