Where does “hæġel” come from?

hæġel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

Ancestry of “hæġel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hæġel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlosEvery word from Proto-Germanic haglaz