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Where does “nickel” come from?

nickel (French) comes from German Nickel — nickel; A coin of ten pfennigs.

nickel (French): nickel; atom of nickel; spotless

Definitions

  1. nickel; atom of nickel; spotless

Ancestry of “nickel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs

Words derived from “nickel”

  • nickellement
  • nikel
  • nichel
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