Where does “naud” come from?

naud (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nauðr, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

naud (Norwegian Nynorsk): want, poverty; distress, in danger

Definitions

  1. want, poverty; distress, in danger

Ancestry of “naud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenauðr—
2Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “naud”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Old Norse nauðr →