Where does “virknål” come from?

virknål (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.

virknål (Swedish): crochet hook

Definitions

  1. crochet hook

Ancestry of “virknål”, step by step

virknål 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 virka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvirkato crochet
2Old Norsevirkja—
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Norse nál →