Where does “nauddåp” come from?

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

nauddåp (Norwegian Nynorsk): an emergency baptism

Definitions

  1. an emergency baptism

Ancestry of “nauddåp”, step by step

nauddåp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk naud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknaudwant, poverty; distress, in danger
2Old Norsenauðr—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via Norwegian Nynorsk dåp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdåpbaptism, christening
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Old Norse nauðr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk naud →