An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Naht

by Friedrich Kluge

Naht, feminine, ‘seam,’ from the equivalent Middle High German and Old High German nât, feminine; corresponding to Dutch naad. Allied to nähen, root né (Gothic *néþs), and to Old High German nâtâri, nâteri, Middle High German nâtœre, masculine, ‘sewer, tailor,’ of which the feminine form is Middle High German nâtœrîn, Modern High German Nähterin. See Nadel and nähen.