Where does “Notunterkunft” come from?

Notunterkunft (German) comes from German Unterkunft, from German unterkommen, from German unter-, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.

Notunterkunft (German): shelter for those in need, such as for homelessness or for recovery from natural disasters

Definitions

  1. shelter for those in need, such as for homelessness or for recovery from natural disasters

Ancestry of “Notunterkunft”, step by step

Notunterkunft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unterkunft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterkunftaccommodation (lodging)
2Germanunterkommento find a place; to find shelter
3Germanunter-sub-, under-
4GermanUnterjack, knave
5Middle High Germanunder—
6Old High Germanuntarunder
7Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

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 h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →