nooddruft

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈnoː.drʏft/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) poverty

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch nootdruft compound from Dutch, Flemish nood (emergency, need, shortage) + Dutch, Flemish druft (need)derived from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þurftiz

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