Where does “nāgelen” come from?

nāgelen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon neglian, from Proto-West Germanic *naglijan, from Proto-Germanic naglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “nāgelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonneglian—
2Proto-West Germanic*naglijan—
3Proto-GermanicnaglijanąTo nail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “nāgelen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →