Where does “Nähfaden” come from?

Nähfaden (German) comes from German faden, from Middle High German vadem, from Old High German fadum, from Proto-Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

Nähfaden (German): sewing thread

Definitions

  1. sewing thread

Ancestry of “Nähfaden”, step by step

Nähfaden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German faden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfadenyarn, thread
2Middle High Germanvademthread
3Old High Germanfadum—
4Proto-Germanic*faþm—
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via German nähen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannähento sew
2Middle High Germannāian—
3Old High Germannājen—
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *faþm →