Where does “kryddnejlika” come from?

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

kryddnejlika (Swedish): clove spice

Definitions

  1. clove spice

Ancestry of “kryddnejlika”, step by step

kryddnejlika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nejlika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnejlikacarnation
2Middle Low Germannegelken—
3Old Saxonnagalnail
4Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Swedish krydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryddaa spice or herb; to spice; to salt
2GermanKrautherb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...
3Middle High Germankrūt—
4Old High Germankrūt—
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →
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