Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "nail, peg" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesnagal(Old Dutch) nagal(Old High German) Surname DescendantsNagel(Dutch) Nagel(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 381. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 279.