Where does “gå nöd på” come from?
gå nöd på (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.
gå nöd på (Swedish): to be in need
Definitions
- to be in need
Ancestry of “gå nöd på”, step by step
gå nöd på traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gå | go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gā | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 4 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | to bark |
via Swedish nöd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nöd | a want, a need, a famine, a trouble |
| 2 | Old Norse | nauð | distress; need, necessity |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ | need |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |