Where does “naald” come from?
naald (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from Old Dutch nādla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
naald (Afrikaans): pin
Ancestry of “naald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | naald | A needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | naelde | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nālda | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nādla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |