Where does “hagelkorrel” come from?

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

hagelkorrel (Dutch): graupel

Definitions

  1. graupel

Ancestry of “hagelkorrel”, step by step

hagelkorrel 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 korrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkorrela grain, a pellet
2Middle Dutchcorle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Dutch hagal →