Where does “hårnål” come from?

hårnål (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nål, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

hårnål (Norwegian Bokmål): a hairpin

Definitions

  1. a hairpin

Ancestry of “hårnål”, step by step

hårnål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnåla needle
2Old Norsenálneedle
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Norwegian Bokmål hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “hårnål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Norse nál →
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