Where does “nögl” come from?

nögl (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nögl (Icelandic): nail; plectrum

Definitions

  1. nail; plectrum

Ancestry of “nögl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenaglnail
2Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “nögl”

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