Where does “nāian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nāian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannājen—
2Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nāian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old High German nājen →