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 (thread), to sew.

Ancestry of “nālda”, step by step

nālda traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch nādla

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

via Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*nāþluneedle

via Proto-Germanic *nāþlu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*nāþlu—

Words derived from “nālda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Dutch nādla →