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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStecknadelpin
2GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
3Latinnātālis—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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