nål
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- needle (implement for sewing, crocheting etc.; however not for knitting)
- needle; syringe
- needle; a long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish nal, nāl inherited from Old Norse nál (needle) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*nēþlō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- nål Norwegian Bokmål
- *nēþlō Proto-Germanic
- dyna Swedish
- ginst Swedish
- hår Swedish
- hårnål Swedish
- hårnålskurva Swedish
- nåldyna Swedish
- nålginst Swedish
- virka Swedish
- virknål Swedish
- nål Norwegian Nynorsk
- nædl Old English
- nǣdl Old English
- nál Old Norse
- nál Icelandic
- nadala Old High German
- nādala Old High German
- nālda Old High German
- nál Faroese
- 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- nālda Old Dutch
- *neekla Proto-Finnic
- nathla Old Saxon
- nal Old Swedish
- nal, nāl Old Swedish
- naal Old Danish