Where does “ungle” come from?

ungle (Old French) comes from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

ungle (Old French): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “ungle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
2Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →Every word from Latin unguis →Every word from Latin ungula →