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Where does “Nadel” come from?

Nadel (German) comes 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.

Nadel (German): needle; hook; pin; needle

Definitions

  1. needle; hook; pin; needle

Ancestry of “Nadel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātālis—
2Latinnātus—
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Nadel”

  • Nadelholz
  • Nadelbaum
  • Nadelstreifen
  • Kiefernnadel
  • Stecknadelkopf
  • Nadellager
  • Kristallnadel
  • Sicherheitsnadel
  • nadelförmig
  • Nadelwald
  • Stecknadel
  • Nadelöhr
  • штекнадл
  • šteknadl
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