English
Hejl
Hejl comes from Czech Hejl, from hýl ‘grosbeak, bullfinch’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *gylь.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gylь‘bullfinch’reconstructed
- Czechmodernhýl‘grosbeak, bullfinch’
- Czech, derivedmodernHejlvariant of hýl
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gylь‘bullfinch’reconstructed
- Czechmodernhýl‘grosbeak, bullfinch’
- Czech, derivedmodernHejlvariant of hýl
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *gylь
Today it means
name A surname from Czech.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *gylь / Hejl