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Where does “nál” come from?

nál (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

nál (Icelandic): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “nál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenálneedle
2Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nál”

  • náladofi
  • nálarauga
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