Where does “niedwracu” come from?

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

niedwracu (Old English): great suffering, deep distress

Definitions

  1. great suffering, deep distress

Ancestry of “niedwracu”, step by step

niedwracu 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 wracu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwracurevenge; persecution; misery, affliction
2Proto-Germanicwrakō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old English nīed →