Where does “nähen” come from?
nähen (German) comes from Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
nähen (German): to sew
Ancestry of “nähen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nāian | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nājen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēaną | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “nähen”