Where does “haglél” come from?

haglél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hagl, from Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

haglél (Icelandic): hail storm

Definitions

  1. hail storm

Ancestry of “haglél”, step by step

haglél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hagl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaglhail, a hailstone; a shot, the small metal shots...
2Old Norsehagl—
3Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

via Icelandic él

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicélhailstorm, hail shower
2Old Norseél—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Norse hagl →