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Where does “neule” come from?

neule (Finnish) comes from Finnish neuloa, from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

neule (Finnish): A knit garment

Definitions

  1. A knit garment

Ancestry of “neule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneuloato knit
2Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
3Proto-Finnicneekla—
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “neule”

  • neulekangas
  • neulepusero
  • neulepuikko
  • neuletyö
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