Where does “nēod” come from?

nēod (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *niudi, from Proto-Indo-European newdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nēod (Old English): desire, eagerness, earnest; desire, longing; need

Definitions

  1. desire, eagerness, earnest; desire, longing; need

Ancestry of “nēod”, step by step

nēod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *niudi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*niudidesire, eagerness
2Proto-Indo-Europeannewdʰ-seeking, need
3Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Proto-Germanic *niudi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*niudi—

Words derived from “nēod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European newdʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niudi →