Where does “nödsituation” come from?

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

nödsituation (Swedish): an emergency

Definitions

  1. an emergency

Ancestry of “nödsituation”, step by step

nödsituation 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 situation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsituationa situation
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ →Every word from Old Norse nauð →