Where does “tánögl” come from?

tánögl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tá, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tánögl (Icelandic): toenail

Definitions

  1. toenail

Ancestry of “tánögl”, step by step

tánögl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictátoe; path, footpath; tau
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Icelandic nögl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnöglnail; plectrum
2Old Norsenaglnail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →