Where does “nægel” come from?

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

nægel (Old English): Alternative form of næġl

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of næġl

Ancestry of “nægel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnæġlnail
2Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nagl →
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