Where does “nēaną” come from?

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

nēaną (Proto-Germanic): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “nēaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēaną

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