Where does “Naht” come from?

Naht (German) comes from Middle High German nāt, from Old High German nāt, from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Naht (German): suture, seam

Definitions

  1. suture, seam

Ancestry of “Naht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannāt—
2Old High Germannāt—
3Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēdiz →