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Where does “Nadelholz” come from?

Nadelholz (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.

Nadelholz (German): softwood

Definitions

  1. softwood

Ancestry of “Nadelholz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
2Latinnātālis—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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