Why is a horse called a nag?
Also, if you nag someone is this a related word?
Answers:
The two words are not related. The noun nag, as some have answered, relates to a horse and possibly comes from the Dutch old horse," c.1400, nagge "small riding horse," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the Eng. word).
The verb nag means to annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source (cf. O.N. gnaga "to complain," lit. "to bite, gnaw," dial. Swed. and Norw. nagga "to gnaw") related to Old English gnagan "to gnaw
Its from the Anglo-Saxon term for your wife..Nagshedrivesmecrazy, which men used to call their wives. As wives became more and more ugly men likened them to horses, hence the name Nag.
Comes from around the 14th century, nagge meaning "small riding horse" which we aquired into the English language from the dutch.
1. A horse, especially:
a. An old or worn-out horse.
b. Slang A racehorse.
2. Archaic A small saddle horse or pony.
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its slang
nag 1 (ng)
v. nagged, nag·ging, nags
v.tr.
1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
v.intr.
1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.
2. To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.
n.
One who nags.
lol @ that first answer
cheeky devil
it possibly originates from dutch name for a small horse/pony
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nag#transl.
nag (n.)
"old horse," c.1400, nagge "small riding horse," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the Eng. word). Term of abuse is a transferred sense, first recorded 1598.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=n.
cant find any connection to nag as in nagging someone though
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Answers:
The two words are not related. The noun nag, as some have answered, relates to a horse and possibly comes from the Dutch old horse," c.1400, nagge "small riding horse," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the Eng. word).
The verb nag means to annoy by scolding," 1828, originally a dialectal word, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source (cf. O.N. gnaga "to complain," lit. "to bite, gnaw," dial. Swed. and Norw. nagga "to gnaw") related to Old English gnagan "to gnaw
Its from the Anglo-Saxon term for your wife..Nagshedrivesmecrazy, which men used to call their wives. As wives became more and more ugly men likened them to horses, hence the name Nag.
Comes from around the 14th century, nagge meaning "small riding horse" which we aquired into the English language from the dutch.
1. A horse, especially:
a. An old or worn-out horse.
b. Slang A racehorse.
2. Archaic A small saddle horse or pony.
------------------------------.
its slang
nag 1 (ng)
v. nagged, nag·ging, nags
v.tr.
1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
v.intr.
1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.
2. To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.
n.
One who nags.
lol @ that first answer
cheeky devil
it possibly originates from dutch name for a small horse/pony
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nag#transl.
nag (n.)
"old horse," c.1400, nagge "small riding horse," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Du. negge, neg (but these are more recent than the Eng. word). Term of abuse is a transferred sense, first recorded 1598.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=n.
cant find any connection to nag as in nagging someone though
living and learning as we say in my country. I am a teacher and like to learn new things. This is totally new to me. Thanks for posting. Sorry if I can not answer.
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