Where does “hæll” come from?

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

hæll (Old Norse): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “hæll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hæll”

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