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

  1. Alternative form of hayle

Ancestry of “haul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhaylehail; hailstorm; A tumor situated near the eye
2Old Englishhæglhail; the runic character ᚻ
3Proto-West Germanic*hagl—
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 Proto-West Germanic *hagl →