Where does “nagel” come from?

nagel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nāgel, from Old Dutch nagal, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nagel (Dutch): A nail; A nail, a spike-shaped, usually metal...

Definitions

  1. A nail; A nail, a spike-shaped, usually metal...

Ancestry of “nagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchnāgelA nail (hard part of fingers and toes)
2Old Dutchnagal—
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 “nagel”

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