Where does “niedbehefe” come from?

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

niedbehefe (Old English): necessary, needful, needed

Definitions

  1. necessary, needful, needed

Ancestry of “niedbehefe”, step by step

niedbehefe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nīed

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

via Old English behēfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbehēfenecessary, behoveful
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →