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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |
Words derived from “hæġl”