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

  1. self-protection, self-defence

Ancestry of “nödvärn”, step by step

nödvärn 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 värn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärnguard, protection, defense
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ →Every word from Old Norse nauð →