Where does “neuletiheys” come from?

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

neuletiheys (Finnish): knitting gauge, knitting tension, knitting density

Definitions

  1. knitting gauge, knitting tension, knitting density

Ancestry of “neuletiheys”, step by step

neuletiheys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuleA knit garment
2Finnishneuloato knit
3Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
4Proto-Finnicneekla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish tiheys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheysdensity; frequency; rate
2Finnishtiheädense, thick
3Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →