Where does “heel” come from?

heel (Middle English) comes from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō — heel.

Ancestry of “heel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēlaheel
2Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hilōheel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō →Every word from Old English hēla →