Where does “achilleshiel” come from?

achilleshiel (Dutch) comes from Dutch hiel, from Middle Dutch hiele, from Old Dutch hela, from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

achilleshiel (Dutch): Achilles heel, the Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. Achilles heel, the Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “achilleshiel”, step by step

achilleshiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhielheel, part of the foot; analogous part of...
2Middle Dutchhiele—
3Old Dutchhela—
4Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
5Proto-Germanichanhazheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Dutch Achilles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAchillesAchilles
2LatinachillesAchilles
3Ancient GreekἈχιλλεύς—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz →