Where does “hiele” come from?

hiele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hela, from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “hiele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhela
2Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hiele

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz