Where does “Noagel” come from?

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

Noagel (Plautdietsch): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “Noagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannagal—
2Old Saxonnagalnail
3Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-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 →