Where does “Nadelblatt” come from?

Nadelblatt (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Nadelblatt (German): needle needle-shaped leaf of a conifer tree

Definitions

  1. needle needle-shaped leaf of a conifer tree

Ancestry of “Nadelblatt”, step by step

Nadelblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblattleaf green and flat organ of a plant
2Middle High Germanblatleaf
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →