Where does “nai” come from?

nai (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch naaien, from Middle Dutch nâyen, from Old Dutch nāien, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nai (Sranan Tongo): to sew

Definitions

  1. to sew

Ancestry of “nai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaaiento sew; to screw, to fuck, to have sex; to screw,...
2Middle Dutchnâyento sew
3Old Dutchnāien—
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Old Dutch nāien →