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Where does “heilgymnast” come from?

heilgymnast (Dutch) comes from Dutch heil, from Middle Dutch heil, from Old Dutch heil, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

heilgymnast (Dutch): remedial gymnast

Definitions

  1. remedial gymnast

Ancestry of “heilgymnast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheilprosperity; salvation
2Middle Dutchheil—
3Old Dutchheilwhole, healthy
4Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—
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