Where does “vonnöten” come from?
vonnöten (German) comes from German von, from Middle High German von, from Old High German fon, from Proto-Germanic fanē, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
vonnöten (German): necessary, mandatory, essential, indispensable
Definitions
- necessary, mandatory, essential, indispensable
Ancestry of “vonnöten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | von | from; of, belonging to; by |
| 2 | Middle High German | von | from |
| 3 | Old High German | fon | from |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanē | from |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |