Afrikaans naald

← Middle Dutch naelde (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *nēþlō (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (root)

← Dutch naald (inherited)

← Old Dutch nālda (inherited)

← Old Dutch *nādla (mention)

→ Afrikaans haarnaald (compound)

→ Zulu inalithi (borrowed)