Where does “nedelich” come from?

nedelich (Middle English) comes from Old English nīedlīċe, from Old English nīedlīc, from Old English nīed, from Proto-Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

Ancestry of “nedelich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedlīċenecessarily
2Old Englishnīedlīcnecessary
3Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
4Proto-Germanic*naudi—
5Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →
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