Where does “hajlo” come from?

hajlo (Esperanto) comes from English hail, from Middle English haylen, from Old English hagolian, from Proto-Germanic haglōną — to hail.

hajlo (Esperanto): hail

Definitions

  1. hail

Ancestry of “hajlo”, step by step

hajlo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhailBalls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation,...
2Middle Englishhaylento hail; Alternative form of heilen; Alternative...
3Old Englishhagolian
4Proto-Germanichaglōnąto hail

via Hungarian hajlik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajlikto bend, curve; to tend, incline; to approach,...
2Hungarianhajolto bend, lean

Words derived from “hajlo

Every word from Proto-Germanic haglōnąEvery word from Old English hagolianEvery word from Middle English haylen