nogh-

nogh-
Also ongh-. Nail, claw. Oldest forms *ə₃nogh-, *ə₃ongh-.
1. Suffixed (diminutive) form *nogh-elo-. nail, from Old English nægl, nail, from Germanic *nagla-.
2. Form *ənogh-. onyx; paronychia, perionychium, sardonyx, from Greek onux (stem onukh-), nail.
3. Variant form *ongh-. unguiculate, unguis, ungulate, from Latin unguis, nail, claw, hoof, with diminutive ungula, hoof, claw, talon (< *ongh-elā-).
 
[Pokorny onogh- 780.]

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