Where does “hehl” come from?

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

hehl (Westrobothnian): heel; Wooden pins or round wooden sticks with...

Definitions

  1. heel; Wooden pins or round wooden sticks with...

Ancestry of “hehl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehællheel
2Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hanhilaz