Where does “Nadelkissen” come from?
Nadelkissen (German) comes from German Kissen, from Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussen, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Nadelkissen (German): pincushion
Definitions
- pincushion
Ancestry of “Nadelkissen”, step by step
Nadelkissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kissen | cushion; pillow; all the soft parts of a bed,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | küssen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kussen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |