English
heelpost
From heel + post.
Proto-Indo-European *kenk- ‘to feel hunger’
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Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz ‘heel (of the foot)’
Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō
Old English hēla ‘heel (of the foot)’
Middle English hele
English heel
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Italic *postis
Latin postis ‘door’
Old French post
Middle English post
English post
Today it means
noun The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heelpost