English
Naugle
Naugle comes from German Nagel ‘a nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃nṓgʰs‘nail’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*naglaz‘nail’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nagl‘nail’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050nagal‘a nail, pin’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nagel‘a nail, pin, peg’
- Germanc. 1650–presentNagel‘a nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly…’
- EnglishtodayNaugle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃nṓgʰs‘nail’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*naglaz‘nail’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nagl‘nail’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050nagal‘a nail, pin’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nagel‘a nail, pin, peg’
- Germanc. 1650–presentNagel‘a nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly…’
- EnglishtodayNaugle
The story
Americanized form of German Nagel.
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *nagl ‘nail’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs / Naugle