An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Notzucht

by Friedrich Kluge

Notzucht, feminine, ‘rape,’ formed from Middle High German (Lower Rhenish) nôtzühten, ‘to ravish, violate,’ and also the equivalent Middle High German nôtzogen, literally ‘to treat in a violent manner,’ even in Old High German nôtzogôn (Middle High German and Old High German nôtnumft, ‘rape’).