Where does “pitsineule” come from?

pitsineule (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.

pitsineule (Finnish): lace knit, knitted lace

Definitions

  1. lace knit, knitted lace

Ancestry of “pitsineule”, step by step

pitsineule 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 pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →
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