Where does “nōdthurft” come from?

nōdthurft (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon thurft, from Proto-West Germanic *þurfti, from Proto-Germanic þurftiz, from Proto-Germanic þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

Ancestry of “nōdthurft”, step by step

nōdthurft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon thurft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthurftneed, lack, necessity
2Proto-West Germanic*þurfti—
3Proto-Germanicþurftizneed, necessity
4Proto-Germanicþurbanąto need, to require; to have to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

via Old Saxon nōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnōdneed
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurftiz →