Where does “nåleventil” come from?

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

nåleventil (Norwegian Nynorsk): a needle valve

Definitions

  1. a needle valve

Ancestry of “nåleventil”, step by step

nåleventil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nål

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk ventil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskventila valve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Norse nál →