Where does “hæl” come from?

hæl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hæl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a heel

Definitions

  1. a heel

Ancestry of “hæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehællheel
2Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hæl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz →
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