Etymology Explorer › Low German

Where does “Noot” come from?

Noot (Low German) comes from Middle Low German nôt, from Old Saxon nōd, from Proto-Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

Ancestry of “Noot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannôt—
2Old Saxonnōdneed
3Proto-Germanic*naudi—
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “Noot”

  • Hungersnoot
  • Watersnoot
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