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Where does “nál” come from?

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

nál (Old Norse): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “nál”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nál”

  • hårnål
  • hårnålskurva
  • nål
  • synål
  • nål
  • sikkerhetsnål
  • hårnålssving
  • nåløye
  • nåleventil
  • barnål
  • hårnål
  • synål
  • nål
  • hårnålssving
  • nåleventil
  • barnål
  • hårnål
  • nål
  • nálarauga
  • nál
  • náladofi
  • nál
  • nálatræ
  • nal
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