Where does “naad” come from?

naad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch naet, from Old Dutch nād, from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

naad (Dutch): A seam, as where pieces of textile are sewn...

Definitions

  1. A seam, as where pieces of textile are sewn...

Ancestry of “naad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnaet—
2Old Dutchnād—
3Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “naad”

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