Where does “*hagl” come from?
*hagl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.
Ancestry of “*hagl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |