Where does “nagal” come from?

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

nagal (Old Saxon): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “nagal”, 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

Words derived from “nagal”

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