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Where does “nālda” come from?

nālda (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nādla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Ancestry of “nālda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nālda”

  • naaldwoud
  • gedenknaald
  • breinaald
  • naald
  • naaldhak
  • naelde
  • naald
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