Where does “naturbehov” come from?

naturbehov (Swedish) comes from Swedish natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naturbehov (Swedish): call of nature (the need to defecate or urinate)

Definitions

  1. call of nature (the need to defecate or urinate)

Ancestry of “naturbehov”, step by step

naturbehov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnaturnature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Swedish behov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbehova need, a requirement
2Old Swedishbehof—
3Middle Low Germanbehof—
4Old Saxon*bihōf—
5Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →