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 (thread), to sew.

naald (Afrikaans): pin

Definitions

  1. pin

Ancestry of “naald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnaaldA needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record...
2Middle Dutchnaeldeneedle
3Old Dutchnālda—
4Old Dutchnādla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “naald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Dutch nādla →