Where does “nōt” come from?

nōt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nōt, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

Ancestry of “nōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
2Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “nōt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old High German nōt →