Where does “haile” come from?

haile (Middle English) comes from Old English hægl, from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

haile (Middle English): Alternative form of hayle; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hayle; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “haile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhæglhail; the runic character ᚻ
2Proto-West Germanic*hagl—
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 Proto-West Germanic *hagl →