An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Naht

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Naht

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2695996An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — NahtJohn Francis DavisFriedrich 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.