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

Nadel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nātālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
2Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātosborn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Middle High German nādele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannādele—
2Old High Germannādalaneedle
3Proto-West Germanic*nāþluneedle
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “Nadel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →