Where does “nål” come from?

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

nål (Norwegian Bokmål): a needle

Definitions

  1. a needle

Ancestry of “nål”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nål”

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