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Where does “hanhilaz” come from?

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

hanhilaz (Proto-Germanic): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “hanhilaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hanhilaz”

  • heels
  • heel
  • heeled
  • hale
  • heeler
  • heelless
  • bootheel
  • halesome
  • haler
  • heeltap
  • heelball
  • cowheel
  • heelstrike
  • haleness
  • backheel
  • heelflip
  • heelwork
  • heelbone
  • heelside
  • unheeled
  • heelpiece
  • heelprint
  • hallier
  • roundheels
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