Where does “Nelke” come from?

Nelke (German) comes 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.

Nelke (German): clove; carnation, pink

Definitions

  1. clove; carnation, pink

Ancestry of “Nelke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannēgelke—
2Old Saxonnagalnail
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 “Nelke”

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