Where does “nåldyna” come from?

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

nåldyna (Swedish): a pincushion

Definitions

  1. a pincushion

Ancestry of “nåldyna”, step by step

nåldyna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnålneedle; needle; syringe; needle; a long, thin...
2Old Swedishnālneedle
3Old Norsenálneedle
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Swedish dyna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdynaa cushion
2Old Norsedýna—
3Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Norse nál →
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