Where does “notgezwungen” come from?

notgezwungen (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.

notgezwungen (German): required by the circumstances, out of necessity

Definitions

  1. required by the circumstances, out of necessity

Ancestry of “notgezwungen”, step by step

notgezwungen 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 gezwungen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangezwungen—
2Middle High Germangetwungen—
3Old High Germangidwungan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old High German nōt →