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English word heel comes from Proto-Germanic - ilaz, Proto-Indo-European *kenk, Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (Diminutive suffix.)
- ilaz (Proto-Germanic)
*kenk (Proto-Indo-European)
*-ilaz (Proto-Germanic)
Diminutive suffix.
*hanhaz (Proto-Germanic)
(anatomy) heel.
*hanhilaz (Proto-Germanic)
Heel (of the foot).
hēla (Old English)
hǣla (Old English)
hela (Old English)
Heel (of the foot).
heel (Middle English)
heel (English)
(American football, transitive) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.. (golf, transitive) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.. (transitive) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.. (transitive) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or [...]