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Niednagel.

hangnail

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈniːtˌnaːɡəl/[ˈniːtˌnaːɡl̩]

  1. hangnail

    masculine · strong

  2. ingrown nail

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German Niednagel, either from unattested Middle Low German [Term?] or from Dutch nijnagel, nijdnagel (attested as nijnnaghel, 1562). The words may originally be derived from Dutch nijpen, knijpen (“to nip, pinch”). The later form with -d- is due to the belief that such and other harms are caused by other people's envy (Dutch nijd, German Low German Nied, German Neid); compare French envie (“envy, hangnail”).

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