Where does “tumnagel” come from?

tumnagel (Swedish) comes from Swedish tumme, from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumnagel (Swedish): a thumbnail

Definitions

  1. a thumbnail

Ancestry of “tumnagel”, step by step

tumnagel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tumme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtummea thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten...
2Old Swedishþumithumb
3Old Norseþúmi—
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Swedish nagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishnagelA nail; a horny plate on fingers and toes; A...
2Old Norsenaglnail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →