Where does “nödrop” come from?

nödrop (Swedish) comes from Swedish nöd, from Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

nödrop (Swedish): distress signal, cry for help

Definitions

  1. distress signal, cry for help

Ancestry of “nödrop”, step by step

nödrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnöda want, a need, a famine, a trouble
2Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
3Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via Swedish rop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishropa cry, a call
2Old Norsehróp—
3Proto-Germanichrōpazcall, cry, shout
4Indo-European*ker-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →