Where does “nötig” come from?

nötig (German) comes from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nötig (German): necessary; urgently

Definitions

  1. necessary; urgently

Ancestry of “nötig”, step by step

nötig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
2Old Swedishnutnut
3Old Norsehnotnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Middle High German nœtic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannœtic—
2Old High Germannōtagforced, urgent, needy
3Proto-West Germanicnaudagobligatory, needful
4Proto-Germanicnaudagaz—

Words derived from “nötig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →