English

hailfall

From hail + fall.

A compound of hail + fall

Proto-Germanic *haglaz

Proto-West Germanic *hagl

Old English hæġl

Middle English hayl

English hail

Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- ‘to collapse’

Proto-Germanic *fallaną ‘to fall’

Proto-West Germanic *fallan ‘to fall’

Old English feallan ‘to fall’

Middle English fallen ‘to fall’

English fall

Today it means

noun An instance of hail falling.

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

Etymograph / hailfall