Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēþlō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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From *nēaną (“to sew”) +‎ *-þlō (“tool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːθ.lɔː/

Noun

*nēþlō f

1. needle

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nēþlō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nēþlō	*nēþlôz
vocative	*nēþlō	*nēþlôz
accusative	*nēþlǭ	*nēþlōz
genitive	*nēþlōz	*nēþlǫ̂
dative	*nēþlōi	*nēþlōmaz
instrumental	*nēþlō	*nēþlōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: nǣdl
  • Middle English: nedle
    • English: needle
    • Scots: nedil, neidil
• Old Frisian: nēdle, nēlde
  • West Frisian: niddel, nuddel, nille, nulle
  • Saterland Frisian: Näddele
• Old Saxon: nāthla
  • Middle Low German: nalde, natel; nadel (not found in most areas, rare elsewhere)
    • Low German: Nodel, Nadel (likely to be loaned from or influenced by German)
    • Plautdietsch: Notel
• Old Dutch: nālda
  • Middle Dutch: naelde
    • Dutch: naald
      • Afrikaans: naald
• Old High German: nādala, nālda
  • Middle High German: nādele, nālde
    • German: Nadel
    • Luxembourgish: Nol (< nālde)
    • Yiddish: נאָדל (nodl)
• Old Norse: nál
  • Icelandic: nál
  • Faroese: nál
  • Norwegian: nål
  • Elfdalian: ną̊l
  • Old Swedish: nal, nāl
    • Swedish: nål
  • Old Danish: naal
    • Danish: nål
  • Samic:
    • → Northern Sami: nállu
    • → Southern Sami: naaloe
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla)
• • Finnish: neula