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
- Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation,...
Ancestry of “hail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | haylen | to hail; Alternative form of heilen; Alternative... |
| 2 | Old English | hagolian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haglōną | — |
Words derived from “hail”