English
needly
From needle + -y.
A compound of needle + -y
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- ‘to spin, twist’
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Proto-Germanic *nēþlō
Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu
Old English nǣdl
Middle English nedle
English needle
Today it means
adj Like a needle or needles.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “needly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / needly