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Where does “hæġl” come from?

hæġl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

Ancestry of “hæġl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hagl—
2Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

Words derived from “hæġl”

  • hail
  • hailstorm
  • hailer
  • loudhailer
  • hailshot
  • haileth
  • haily
  • hailest
  • haillike
  • hailfall
  • hail storm
  • hail shaft
  • hajlo
  • hajloŝtormo
  • hal
  • haul
  • hayle
  • hale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →