Where does “néien” come from?

néien (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

néien (Luxembourgish): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “néien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannāian—
2Old High Germannājen—
3Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old High German nājen →