Where does “hagelgeweer” come from?

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

hagelgeweer (Dutch): shotgun

Definitions

  1. shotgun

Ancestry of “hagelgeweer”, step by step

hagelgeweer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhagelhail; shot
2Middle Dutchhagelhail; hail storm
3Old Dutchhagalhail
4Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

via Dutch geweer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeweerrifle; gun, in particular a long-barrelled one;...
2Middle Dutchgewereopposition, defense, weapon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Dutch hagal →
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