Where does “helligelse” come from?

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

helligelse (Danish): sanctification, consecration

Definitions

  1. sanctification, consecration

Ancestry of “helligelse”, step by step

helligelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hellig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelligholy, sacred
2Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →