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

nede traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nīed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via Old English nēd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēd—

via Old English nēad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēadnecessity, compulsion, want
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →