Etymograph

English

hailstone

Hailstone comes from Middle English hailston, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haglastainazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*haglastainreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150hagolstān
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hailston
  5. Englishtodayhailstone

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haglastainazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*haglastainreconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150hagolstān
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hailston
  5. Englishtodayhailstone

A compound of hail + stone

Proto-Germanic *haglaz

Proto-West Germanic *hagl

Old English hæġl

Middle English hayl

English hail

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz

Today it means

noun A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz / hailstone

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