Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Notlage” come from? Notlage (German) comes from German läge, from Middle High German lāge, from Old High German lāga, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Notlage (German): emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance)
Definitions emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance) Ancestry of “Notlage”, step by step Notlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German läge Step Language Word Meaning 1 German läge first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... 2 Middle High German lāge — 3 Old High German lāga — 4 Proto-West Germanic liggjan to lie, to rest 5 Proto-Germanic ligjaną to lie, to rest 6 Proto-Indo-European legʰ- to lie
via German nōt Step Language Word Meaning 1 German nōt need, imminence 2 Middle High German nōt — 3 Old High German nōt control (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion 4 Proto-West Germanic *naudi force, compulsion 5 Proto-Germanic naudiz need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force