Where does “hiel” come from?

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

hiel (Dutch): heel, part of the foot; analogous part of...

Definitions

  1. heel, part of the foot; analogous part of...

Ancestry of “hiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhiele—
2Old Dutchhela—
3Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
4Proto-Germanichanhazheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hiel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz →