Where does “hungersnød” come from?

hungersnød (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nød, from Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

hungersnød (Norwegian Nynorsk): famine

Definitions

famine

Ancestry of “hungersnød”, step by step

hungersnød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nød

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	nød	need, necessity; want, poverty; distress, in...
2	Old Norse	nauð	distress; need, necessity
3	Proto-Norse	ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ	need
4	Proto-Germanic	naudiz	need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via Norwegian Nynorsk hunger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	hunger	hunger
2	Old Norse	hungr	hunger
3	Proto-Germanic	hunhruz	Alternative form of *hungruz
4	Proto-Indo-European	kenk-	to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

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