naelde

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch nālda, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

nâelde f

  1. needle

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative nâelde nâelden
accusative nâelde nâelden
genitive nâelde, nâelden nâelden
dative nâelde, nâelden nâelden

Descendants

  • Dutch: naald
    • Afrikaans: naald
      • → Xhosa: inaliti
      • → Zulu: inalithi
        • Fanagalo: nalit
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: nali
    • Negerhollands: naël, naeld
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: nalde

Further reading

  • “naelde”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “naelde”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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