Where does “nålsöga” come from?

nålsöga (Swedish) comes from Swedish öga, from Old Swedish øgha, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

nålsöga (Swedish): an eye of a needle

Definitions

  1. an eye of a needle

Ancestry of “nålsöga”, step by step

nålsöga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögaeye
2Old Swedishøghaeye
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →