Where does “tånegl” come from?
tånegl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål negl, from Danish negl, from Old Norse nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
tånegl (Norwegian Bokmål): toenail
Ancestry of “tånegl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | negl | a nail |
| 2 | Danish | negl | nail |
| 3 | Old Norse | nagl | nail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |