Where does “neodlaþu” come from?

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

neodlaþu (Old English): an urgent summons; an earnest, hospitable...

Definitions

  1. an urgent summons; an earnest, hospitable...

Ancestry of “neodlaþu”, step by step

neodlaþu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēoddesire, eagerness, earnest; desire, longing; need
2Proto-West Germanic*niudidesire, eagerness
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewdʰ-seeking, need
4Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Old English laþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlaþuinvitation; summons
2Proto-Germaniclaþōinvitation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European newdʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niudi →