Where does “Helle” come from?

Helle (Danish) comes from Danish Helga, from Old Norse helga, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “Helle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishHelga—
2Old Norsehelgato hallow; to be sanctified; strong feminine...
3Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “Helle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →