Notdurft
German (Berlin)
/ˈnoːtˌdʊʁft/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) necessity
- (euphemistic) call of nature
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German notdurft inherited from Old High German notthurft.
Origin
Old High German
notthurft
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *naudiþurftiz Proto-Germanic
- nødtørft Danish
- nødtørftig Danish
- notthurft Old High German
- notdurft Middle High German
- 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- nōttorft Middle Low German
- nōd Old Saxon
- thurft Old Saxon