Where does “neil” come from?

neil (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian neil, from Proto-Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

neil (West Frisian): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “neil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianneil—
2Proto-Germanic*nagl—
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *nagl →
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