Etymology
The word "hail" comes from the Proto-Germanic root hagul, meaning "hailstone". This root is also the origin of the words "hail" in other Germanic languages, such as German, Dutch, and Swedish.
Meaning and Origin
Hail is a type of precipitation that forms when water droplets in clouds freeze into ice particles. These ice particles then collide with each other and grow larger, eventually becoming too heavy to stay suspended in the air and falling to the ground as hail.
Hail can range in size from small, pea-sized stones to large, fist-sized stones. The largest hailstone ever recorded in the United States was 8 inches in diameter and weighed 1.9 pounds.
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