neil
Frisian (Western)
noun
Definitions
- nail (on fingers or toes)
- nail (metal spike)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian neil inherited from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (nail peg for fastening, finger toenail, nail) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (nail, claw).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃nogʰ-
Gloss
nail, claw
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
- ungula Latin
- ὄνυξ Ancient Greek
- *h₂enǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *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
- *noga Proto-Slavic
- *nogъtь Proto-Slavic
- nagal Old High German
- Fangernol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Nol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *nagl gmw-pro
- *nagal Old Dutch
- *nakla Proto-Finnic
- *angʷīnā Proto-Celtic
- *Hnā́kš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nagal Old Saxon
- návli Northern Sami
- neil Old Frisian
- nil Tok Pisin
- Nail Saterland Frisian
- *mekwā Proto-Tocharian
- niilaa Fiji Hindi