Where does “Stecknadelkopf” come from?

Stecknadelkopf (German) comes from German Stecknadel, 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.

Stecknadelkopf (German): pinhead

Definitions

  1. pinhead

Ancestry of “Stecknadelkopf”, step by step

Stecknadelkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stecknadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStecknadelpin
2GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
3Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos
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