Where does “niedhæs” come from?

niedhæs (Old English) comes from Old English hǣs, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

niedhæs (Old English): command through compulsion

Definitions

  1. command through compulsion

Ancestry of “niedhæs”, step by step

niedhæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hǣs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣscommand
2Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English nīed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →