Where does “needgefal” come from?

needgefal (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian need, from Old Frisian nēd, from Proto-Germanic naudiz — need; trouble, distress; compulsion, force.

needgefal (West Frisian): (case of) emergency

Definitions

  1. (case of) emergency

Ancestry of “needgefal”, step by step

needgefal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian need

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianneedneed
2Old Frisiannēd—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

via West Frisian gefal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiangefaloccurrence, befalling
Every word from Proto-Germanic naudiz →Every word from Old Frisian nēd →Every word from West Frisian need →