nijdnagel.
a hangnail, an agnail
Meaning & usage
a hangnail, an agnail
Where this word comes from
Probably from nijpnagel. Likely changed through folk etymology after nijd (“envy”) + nagel (“nail”); reportedly a superstition existed in early modern Europe that hangnails were caused by other people's envy. Cf. German Niednagel and French envie; also see English hangnail, which also underwent folk-etymological modification.
a rivet
Where this word comes from
Compound of nijden + nagel. The meaning of the first element is not entirely certain, but it is related to Middle Dutch niden and niten.
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