Where does “nede” come from?
nede (Middle English) comes from Old English nīed, from Proto-Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
Ancestry of “nede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | nīed | need, compulsion |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *naudi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |
Words derived from “nede”