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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
2Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nād”

  • bilnaad
  • naad
  • naet
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