Heel etymology

English

English word heel comes from Proto-Germanic - ilaz, Proto-Indo-European *kenk, Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (Diminutive suffix.)

Detailed word origin of heel

Dictionary entry Language Definition
- ilaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*kenk Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*-ilaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Diminutive suffix.
*hanhaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (anatomy) heel.
*hanhilaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Heel (of the foot).
hēla Old English (ang)
hǣla Old English (ang)
hela Old English (ang) Heel (of the foot).
heel Middle English (enm)
heel English (en) (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 [...]

Words with the same origin as heel

Descendants of - ilaz

bride snail

Descendants of *kenk

who

Descendants of *-ilaz

darling jumper sap