nagle.
spike, nail
Meaning & usage
spike, nail
peg (of wood)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse nagli, from Proto-Germanic *nagalô, derived from *naglaz (“nail; peg”), which is the source of Danish negl, English nail, German Nagel (“nail; spike”).
to nail
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish næglæ, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną, cognate with English nail (Old English næġl(i)an), German nageln (Old High German negilen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganagljan). Derived from the noun *naglaz (“nail”). The modern Danish form is influenced by the noun and German nageln.
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