Nagel
German (Berlin)
/ˈnaːɡl̩/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.
- A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German nagel inherited from Old High German nagal inherited from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (nail peg for fastening, finger toenail, nail).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*naglaz
Gloss
nail peg for fastening, finger toenail, nail
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- denail English
- doornail English
- fingernail English
- frost-nail English
- hangnail English
- hobnail English
- horsenail English
- nail English
- nail bat English
- nailable English
- nailbed English
- nailbrush English
- nailcare English
- nailer English
- nailery English
- nailest English
- naileth English
- nailfast English
- nailfold English
- nailful English
- nailhead English
- nailist English
- nailless English
- nailset English
- naily English
- renail English
- spignel English
- spikenail English
- thumbnail English
- toenail English
- unnail English
- Bombe German
- Bürste German
- Eisen German
- Eisennagel German
- Finger German
- Fingernagel German
- Glas German
- Holz German
- Holznagel German
- Knipser German
- Kopf German
- Nagelbombe German
- Nagelbürste German
- Nageleisen German
- Nagelknipser German
- Nagelkopf German
- Nagelschere German
- Reißnagel German
- Sarg German
- Sargnagel German
- Schere German
- Uhr German
- Uhrglasnagel German
- Zeh German
- Zehennagel German
- reißen German
- нагель Russian
- *h₂énǵʰus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃negʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃nogʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *naglaz Proto-Germanic
- angnægl Old English
- nægl Old English
- næġl Old English
- nail Middle English
- nagl Old Norse
- nagli Old Norse
- nagle Danish
- nagal Old High German
- nagel Middle High German
- Fangernol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Nol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *nagl gmw-pro
- nael Estonian
- *nagal Old Dutch
- *nakla Proto-Finnic
- aisnaaghel Cimbrian
- naaghel Cimbrian
- nagal Old Saxon
- návli Northern Sami
- neil Old Frisian
- nil Tok Pisin
- nagel Mòcheno
- Nohl Central Franconian
- Nähl Central Franconian
- niilaa Fiji Hindi