Where does “hagel” come from?

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

hagel (Indonesian): birdshot

Definitions

  1. birdshot

Ancestry of “hagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhagelhail; shot
2Middle Dutchhagelhail; hail storm
3Old Dutchhagalhail
4Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Dutch hagal →