Where does “heilig” come from?

heilig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilig (Afrikaans): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “heilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligholy; sacred
2Middle Dutchheilichholy, sacred
3Old Dutchheiligholy, sacred
4Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →