Where does “Heiloo” come from?

Heiloo (Dutch) comes from Swedish helig, from Old Swedish hēlagher, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “Heiloo”, step by step

Heiloo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish helig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishheligholy
2Old Swedishhēlagherholy, sacred
3Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old Dutch lō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlōforest
2Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
3Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Heiloo”

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