Where does “hagel” come from?

hagel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hagel, from Old Dutch hagal, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

hagel (Dutch): hail; shot

Definitions

  1. hail; shot

Ancestry of “hagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhagelhail; hail storm
2Old Dutchhagalhail
3Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

Words derived from “hagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Dutch hagal →