Where does “haul” come from?
haul (Middle English) comes from Middle English hayle, from Old English hægl, from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.
haul (Middle English): Alternative form of hayle
Definitions
- Alternative form of hayle
Ancestry of “haul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hayle | hail; hailstorm; A tumor situated near the eye |
| 2 | Old English | hægl | hail; the runic character ᚻ |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |