Where does “nāgel” come from?

nāgel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nagal, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nāgel (Middle Dutch): A nail (hard part of fingers and toes)

Definitions

  1. A nail (hard part of fingers and toes)

Ancestry of “nāgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnagal—
2Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “nāgel”

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