Where does “Nadelspitze” come from?

Nadelspitze (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.

Nadelspitze (German): pinpoint, point of a needle

Definitions

  1. pinpoint, point of a needle

Ancestry of “Nadelspitze”, step by step

Nadelspitze 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 spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →
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