nagel.
a nail (on the fingers or toes)
Meaning & usage
a nail (on the fingers or toes)
De tijgerin sloeg haar nagels uit.
a nail, a spike-shaped, usually metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials
Het fotolijstje hangt aan een nagel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch nāgel, from Old Dutch *nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz.
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