Where does “Nail” come from?
Nail (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian neil, from Proto-Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
Nail (Saterland Frisian): nail
Ancestry of “Nail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | neil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *nagl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |