Where does “neeld” come from?

neeld (English) comes 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.

neeld (English): A needle

Definitions

  1. A needle

Ancestry of “neeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnedleneedle
2Old Englishnǣdl—
3Proto-Germanic*nāþlu—
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “neeld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *nāþlu →