Where does “benötigen” come from?

benötigen (German) comes from German nötigen, from Middle High German nōtigen, from Old High German nōtigōn.

benötigen (German): to need, to require

Definitions

  1. to need, to require

Ancestry of “benötigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannötigento coerce
2Middle High Germannōtigen—
3Old High Germannōtigōn—
Every word from Old High German nōtigōn →Every word from Middle High German nōtigen →Every word from German nötigen →