Where does “snaid” come from?

snaid (Manx) comes from Old Irish snáthat, from Proto-Celtic snātantā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

snaid (Manx): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “snaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsnáthatneedle
2Proto-Celticsnātantā—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic snātantā →Every word from Old Irish snáthat →