hailstone

Meaning

A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation

Synonyms

hail

hailstones

grain

granule

having

Translations

Hagelkorn

granizo

grêlon

hagelkorrel

hagelsteen

chicco di grandine

granizo

pedrisco

saraiva

برد

grandine

κόκκος από χαλάζι

chicco

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hailston

Inherited from Old English: hagolstān

Cognate with Western Frisian: heilstien

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Hailsteen

Cognate with Dutch: hagelsteen

Cognate with German: Hagelstein

Cognate with Swedish: hagelsten

Cognate with Icelandic: haglsteinn

In summary

From Middle English hailston, haylestone, hawelston, hawleston, from Old English hagolstān (“hailstone”), from Proto-West Germanic *haglastain, from Proto-Germanic *haglastainaz, equivalent to hail + stone. Cognate with West Frisian heilstien (“hailstone”), Saterland Frisian Hailsteen (“hailstone”), Dutch hagelsteen (“hailstone”), German Low German Hagelsteen (“hailstone”), German Hagelstein (“hailstone”), Swedish hagelsten (“hailstone”), Icelandic haglsteinn (“hailstone”).