Where does “Nähgarn” come from?

Nähgarn (German) comes from German garn, from Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic garn, from Proto-Germanic garną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn-.

Nähgarn (German): quantity of sewing thread, especially when on a spool

Definitions

  1. quantity of sewing thread, especially when on a spool

Ancestry of “Nähgarn”, step by step

Nähgarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German garn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangarnyarn: a thread, typically in a ball/skein or on a spool; such balls and/or spools collectively
2Middle High Germangarn—
3Old High Germangarnyarn
4Proto-West Germanicgarnyarn
5Proto-Germanicgarnąyarn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰorn-—

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 ǵʰorn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic garn →