Where does “hæl” come from?

hæl (Danish) comes from Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hæl (Danish): heel; imperative of hæle

Definitions

  1. heel; imperative of hæle

Ancestry of “hæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehællheel
2Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz →