Where does “Gewürznelke” come from?

Gewürznelke (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.

Gewürznelke (German): clove

Definitions

  1. clove

Ancestry of “Gewürznelke”, step by step

Gewürznelke 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 Gewürz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewürzspice, condiment, seasoning
2Middle High Germangewürze—
3Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
4Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nagl →