Where does “kryddernellik” come from?

kryddernellik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nellik, from Middle Low German negelken, from Old Saxon nagal, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

kryddernellik (Norwegian Bokmål): spice a clove

Definitions

  1. spice a clove

Ancestry of “kryddernellik”, step by step

kryddernellik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nellik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnellika clove spice
2Middle Low Germannegelken—
3Old Saxonnagalnail
4Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Norwegian Bokmål krydder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkryddera spice
2Old Norsekrydd—
3Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
4Old Saxonkrūd—
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nagl →