Where does “hagel” come from?

hagel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hagal, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

Ancestry of “hagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhagalhail
2Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

Words derived from “hagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old High German hagal →