Where does “heeled” come from?
Heeled comes from English heel, from Old English hēla, from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including kel- and kei- with the suffix -eh₂tos and -yeti.
heeled (English): simple past tense and past participle of heel;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of heel;...
Ancestry of “heeled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | heel | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hele | Alternative form of ele |
| 3 | Old English | hēla | heel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄hilō | — |
Words derived from “heeled”