Where does “nellike” come from?

nellike (Danish) comes from Middle Low German negelken, from Old Saxon nagal, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nellike (Danish): carnation

Definitions

  1. carnation

Ancestry of “nellike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannegelken—
2Old Saxonnagalnail
3Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “nellike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nagl →