fingernail

Meaning

Noun

• The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Origin

• From . Compare Middle English nayl of fynger and Old English handnæġl. Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail, West Frisian fingerneil, Dutch vingernagel, German Fingernagel, Danish fingernegl, Swedish fingernagel, Norwegian fingernegl, Icelandic fingurnögl.