Where does “Tannennadel” come from?

Tannennadel (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.

Tannennadel (German): fir needle

Definitions

  1. fir needle

Ancestry of “Tannennadel”, step by step

Tannennadel 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 tanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantannefir (genus Abies)
2Middle High Germantanne
3Old High Germantannafir wood
4Proto-West Germanic*dannāpine, fir
5Proto-Germanicdannǭpine, fir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos