Where does “nīedlīc” come from?

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

nīedlīc (Old English): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “nīedlīc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “nīedlīc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →