Where does “nēþlō” come from?

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

nēþlō (Proto-Germanic): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “nēþlō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēþlō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-