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Where does “h₁ólos” come from?

h₁ólos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

h₁ólos (Proto-Indo-European): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “h₁ólos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “h₁ólos”

  • heels
  • heel
  • eel
  • heeled
  • hale
  • awl
  • aul
  • eelgrass
  • heeler
  • bradawl
  • heelless
  • eelworm
  • elver
  • bootheel
  • eely
  • eelskin
  • halesome
  • haler
  • heeltap
  • heelball
  • cowheel
  • eellike
  • heelstrike
  • haleness
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