Where does “Hagel” come from?

Hagel (German) comes from Middle High German hagel, from Old High German hagal, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

Hagel (German): hail; small-shot, hail-shot

Definitions

  1. hail; small-shot, hail-shot

Ancestry of “Hagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhagel—
2Old High Germanhagalhail
3Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old High German hagal →