en nagel

nagel in a sentence

• bita på naglarna
  bite one's nails
• Jag ville träffa spiken med hammaren, men jag träffade nageln istället
  I wanted to hit the nail with the hammer, but I hit my nail instead

Expressions

• vara en nagel i ögat på någon
  be a thorn in the flesh of sby

Words built with nagel

• tånagel toenail
• nagellack nail varnish (polish)
• nagelband cuticle
• nageltrång ingrown (ingrowing) nail

Questions

Origin

From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Nearby common words

nagel is number 3,120 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 3,116avrätta execute, put to death
• 3,117skett taken place, come about
• 3,118negativ negative
• 3,119dumhet stupidity, thoughtlessness
• 3,121tekniskt Technical, innovated
• 3,122missförstånd misunderstanding
• 3,123underlig odd, strange
• 3,124bestå endure, last