Etymology

needlework

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Today it means: The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint. Full definition →

English needle ← Middle English nedle ← Old English nǣdl
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₁tlom
  3. Proto-Germanic*nēþlą
  4. Proto-Germanic*nēþlō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*nāþlu
  6. Old Englishnǣdl
  7. Middle Englishnedle
  8. Englishneedle
  9. English todayneedlework

From needle + -work.

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