Where does “nād” come from?
nād (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
Ancestry of “nād”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *naudi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |