Where does “neil” come from?

neil (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

Ancestry of “neil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*nagl—
2Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “neil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *nagl →