Where does “nauð” come from?
nauð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nauð (Icelandic): need; distress; nagging, pestering, whining
Definitions
- need; distress; nagging, pestering, whining
Ancestry of “nauð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | nauð | distress; need, necessity |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ | need |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |