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Where does “hanhaz” come from?

hanhaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hanhaz (Proto-Germanic): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “hanhaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hanhaz”

  • heels
  • heel
  • heeled
  • hale
  • Hoo
  • huff
  • hough
  • huffy
  • huffily
  • heeler
  • heelless
  • bootheel
  • halesome
  • huffiness
  • haler
  • huffish
  • heeltap
  • heelball
  • cowheel
  • Hufflepuff
  • heelstrike
  • huffer
  • haleness
  • backheel
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