Where does “hail” come from?
hail (Middle English) comes from Old English hægl, from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.
hail (Middle English): Alternative form of hayle; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of hayle; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “hail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hægl | hail; the runic character ᚻ |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |
Words derived from “hail”