English
heelprick
From heel + prick.
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-Germanic *prikô
Proto-West Germanic *prikō
Old English prica ‘prick, (small) hole, perforation’
Middle English prik
English prick
Today it means
noun The act of pricking the heel for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heelprick