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Nadel
Nadel comes from German Nadel ‘needle’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- ‘to sew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)neh₁-‘to sew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)néh₁-tlo-mreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nēþlō‘needle’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nāþlu‘needle’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050nādala‘needle’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nādele
- Germanc. 1650–presentNadel‘needle’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)neh₁-‘to sew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)néh₁-tlo-mreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nēþlō‘needle’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nāþlu‘needle’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050nādala‘needle’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nādele
- Germanc. 1650–presentNadel‘needle’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
German and Jewish surname, borrowed from German Nadel (‘needle’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- ‘to sew’
nervous, nerve, neuron, nous, nematode, sinew, adder, nematic, 8 more
through Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu ‘needle’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- / Nadel