Where does “naald” come from?

naald (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): A needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record...

Definitions

  1. A needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record...

Ancestry of “naald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnaeldeneedle
2Old Dutchnālda—
3Old Dutchnādla—
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-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 →