An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Notdurft

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2519422An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — NotdurftJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Notdurft, feminine, ‘necessaries’ (of life), from Middle High German nôt-durft, feminine, ‘necessity, need, needs of nature, want of necessaries, livelihood,’ Old High German nôtduruft, feminine (Old Saxon nôdthurft); allied to Gothic naudiþaurfts, adjective, ‘necessary.’ —