Where does “Haarnadel” come from?

Haarnadel (German) comes from German Nadel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Haarnadel (German): hairpin

Definitions

  1. hairpin

Ancestry of “Haarnadel”, step by step

Haarnadel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “Haarnadel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →
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