English

hail storm

From hail + storm.

A compound of hail + storm

Proto-Germanic *haglaz

Proto-West Germanic *hagl

Old English hæġl

Middle English hayl

English hail

Proto-Germanic *staurijaną ‘to destroy, disturb’

Proto-Germanic *sturmaz ‘storm’

Proto-West Germanic *sturm ‘storm’

Old English storm ‘tempest, storm’

Middle English storm

English storm

Today it means

noun A storm characterized by lots of large hail.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hail storm