Words that come from Proto-Germanic nēaną

157 words across 30 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nēaną — including needle, needles, needlework, needling, needlepoint, needlewoman, needlelike, needlestick.

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English (32)

Finnish (31)

German (17)

Dutch (12)

Norwegian Bokmål (8)

Old High German (7)

Norwegian Nynorsk (6)

Middle Dutch (4)

Old Dutch (4)

Icelandic (3)

Swedish (3)

Afrikaans (3)

Yiddish (3)

Middle High German (3)

Faroese (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Old English (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Old Swedish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Korean (1)

Gothic (1)

Danish (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Danish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Middle English (1)