Where does “nauðmaðr” come from?

nauðmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

nauðmaðr (Old Norse): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “nauðmaðr”, step by step

nauðmaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse nauð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
2Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →