Where does “Nagelknipser” come from?
Nagelknipser (German) comes from German Knipser, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Nagelknipser (German): nail clipper
Definitions
- nail clipper
Ancestry of “Nagelknipser”, step by step
Nagelknipser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Knipser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knipser | clipper; remote control; snapshooter, amateur... |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via German nagel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nagel | inflection of nageln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | nagel | A nail, pin, peg wooden or metal spike used for fastening |
| 3 | Old High German | nagal | A nail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nagl | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |