Where does “nödvärn” come from?
nödvärn (Swedish) comes from Swedish nöd, from Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.
nödvärn (Swedish): self-protection, self-defence
Definitions
- self-protection, self-defence
Ancestry of “nödvärn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |