Proto-Germanic

*hanhaz

‘heel, hock’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hanhaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, most familiar first.

• heel ← hele ← hēla ← *hą̄hilō ← *hanhilaz
• hough ← hōh ← *hą̄h
• hock ← hough ← hōh ← *hą̄h

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hanhaz