Where does “Nähmaschine” come from?

Nähmaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Nähmaschine (German): sewing machine

Definitions

  1. sewing machine

Ancestry of “Nähmaschine”, step by step

Nähmaschine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

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 meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή