English hangnail

← Old English angnæġl (inherited)

← Old English ang (prefix)

← Old English næġl (prefix)

← Old English ang- (mention)

← Old English næġl (mention)

← English agnail (mention)

← English hang (compound)

← English nail (compound)

← English anguish (mention)

← English anger (mention)

← English angst (mention)

← English nail (mention)

← Middle English agnail (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *anguz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *naglaz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (derived)

→ English hang (link)

→ English anbury (mention)

→ English hangnailed (suffix)

→ Ancient Greek ἄγχω (cognate)

→ Saterland Frisian ääng (link)