sneh₁-tl-
“instrument for spinning, thread”Debatedcrafttextile
needle, thread, sinew
Instrumental form yielding Germanic *nēþlō "needle", related to spinning and thread-making.
Related Roots
bʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”dʰeh₁-bʰr-₂“a craftsman workshop, a smith”dʰeh₁-bʰr-eh₂“workshop, place of making”dʰeh₁-bʰr-mn̥-“craft-work, made thing”dʰewgʷʰ-“to be useful, to produce”dʰreǵ-tó-“something drawn or dragged”gerH-d-“to scrape, to scratch a surface”