Where does “nål” come from?

nål (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nål (Swedish): needle; needle; syringe; needle; a long, thin...

Definitions

  1. needle; needle; syringe; needle; a long, thin...

Ancestry of “nål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnālneedle
2Old Norsenálneedle
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nål”

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