Where does “nād” come from?
nād (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
Ancestry of “nād”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | nēdiz | That which is sewn; seam; stitch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nēaną | to sew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |