Where does “nŏgle” come from?

nŏgle (Silesian) comes from English Nagle, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic naglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nŏgle (Silesian): suddenly

Definitions

  1. suddenly

Ancestry of “nŏgle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNagle—
2Old Norseneglato nail, to fasten or stud with nails
3Proto-GermanicnaglijanąTo nail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →