Where does “Bartnelke” come from?

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

Bartnelke (German): sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)

Definitions

  1. sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)

Ancestry of “Bartnelke”, step by step

Bartnelke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nelke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNelkeclove; carnation, pink
2Middle Low Germannēgelke—
3Old Saxonnagalnail
4Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via German bârt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbârtbeard
2Middle High Germanbart—
3Old High Germanbartbeard
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nagl →