Where does “needle-shaped” come from?
needle-shaped (English) comes from English needle, from Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
needle-shaped (English): shaped like a needle
Definitions
- shaped like a needle
Ancestry of “needle-shaped”, step by step
needle-shaped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English needle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | needle | A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such... |
| 2 | Middle English | nedle | needle |
| 3 | Old English | nǣdl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *nāþlu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via English shaped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaped | Having been given a shape, especially a curved... |
| 2 | English | shape | The status or condition of something; Condition... |
| 3 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 5 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |