Where does “neil” come from?

neil (Middle English) comes from Middle English nayl, from Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

neil (Middle English): Alternative form of nayl

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nayl

Ancestry of “neil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnaylA nail; The equivalent to a human nail in...
2Old Englishnæġlnail
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 “neil”

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