Where does “nauð” come from?
nauð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nauð (Old Norse): distress; need, necessity
Definitions
- distress; need, necessity
Ancestry of “nauð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Norse | ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ | need |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |
Words derived from “nauð”