Where does “nåløye” come from?

nåløye (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øye, from Danish øje, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

nåløye (Norwegian Bokmål): eye of a needle

Definitions

  1. eye of a needle

Ancestry of “nåløye”, step by step

nåløye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyean eye; eye
2Danishøjeeye
3Old Danishøghæ—
4Old Norseaugaeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Norwegian Bokmål nål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnåla needle
2Old Norsenálneedle
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →