Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hagol” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hagol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hagol”

  • 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 →