Where does “nægl” come from?

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

nægl (Old English): the nail of a finger or toe; a nail or peg as a...

Definitions

  1. the nail of a finger or toe; a nail or peg as a...

Ancestry of “nægl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
2Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-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 →