Where does “Nood” come from?

Nood (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nād, from Proto-Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

Nood (Saterland Frisian): worry; distress; anxiety; care; dung; feces

Definitions

  1. worry; distress; anxiety; care; dung; feces

Ancestry of “Nood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannād—
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *naudi →Every word from Old Frisian nād →