Needle
/ˈniː.dəl/noun
A thin, pointed piece of metal used for sewing or piercing.
Did you know?English needle is a very old Germanic word, and its deeper Indo-European root is tied to sewing and joining, not to any occult meaning—though needles later became powerful ritual objects in folk magic and medicine.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*snē-
“To sew, stitch, or join”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*nēþlō
“A needle”
Old English
OE
nǣdl
“A needle”
Middle English
ME
nedel
“A needle”
Modern English
English
needle
“A thin pointed tool for sewing or piercing”