Where does “hail” come from?

Hail comes from Middle English haile, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European koil-, from Proto-Indo-European kei-.

hail (English): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation,...

Definitions

  1. Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation,...

Ancestry of “hail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhaylento hail; Alternative form of heilen; Alternative...
2Old Englishhagolian—
3Proto-Germanichaglōnąto hail

Words derived from “hail”

Every word from Proto-Germanic haglōną →Every word from Old English hagolian →Every word from Middle English haylen →
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