Where does “*nāþlu” come from?

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

*nāþlu (Proto-West Germanic): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “*nāþlu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*nāþlu”

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