Where does “Nadelöhr” come from?

Nadelöhr (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.

Nadelöhr (German): eye of a needle; bottleneck

Definitions

  1. eye of a needle; bottleneck

Ancestry of “Nadelöhr”, step by step

Nadelöhr 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 Öhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖhreye
2Middle High Germanoreear
3Old High Germanōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →