Where does “niedhæmed” come from?

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

niedhæmed (Old English): rape

Definitions

  1. rape

Ancestry of “niedhæmed”, step by step

niedhæmed 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 hǣmed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣmedcohabitation; sexual intercourse
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →