Where does “notgedrungen” come from?

notgedrungen (German) comes 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.

notgedrungen (German): necessarily forced by necessity

Definitions

  1. necessarily forced by necessity

Ancestry of “notgedrungen”, step by step

notgedrungen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German gedrungen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangedrungenstubby, squat
2Middle High Germangedrungen—
3Old High Germangidrungan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old High German nōt →
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