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Where does “nēdiz” come from?

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

nēdiz (Proto-Germanic): That which is sewn; seam; stitch

Definitions

  1. That which is sewn; seam; stitch

Ancestry of “nēdiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēdiz”

  • Naht
  • nahtfrei
  • bilnaad
  • naad
  • naet
  • nāt
  • nāt
  • nād
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