Where does “Nähnadel” come from?

Nähnadel (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.

Nähnadel (German): sewing needle

Definitions

  1. sewing needle

Ancestry of “Nähnadel”, step by step

Nähnadel 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 nähen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannähento sew
2Middle High Germannāian—
3Old High Germannājen—
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →