Where does “nödvändighet” come from?
nödvändighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish nödvändig, from German notwendig, from German nōt, from Middle High German nōt, from Old High German nōt, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nödvändighet (Swedish): necessity; the quality or state of being...
Definitions
- necessity; the quality or state of being...
Ancestry of “nödvändighet”, step by step
nödvändighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nödvändig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nödvändig | necessary |
| 2 | German | notwendig | necessary; essential; indispensable |
| 3 | German | nōt | need, imminence |
| 4 | Middle High German | nōt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nōt | control (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *naudi | force, compulsion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | naudiz | need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force |