Where does “heilgymnastiek” come from?
heilgymnastiek (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 — healthy.
heilgymnastiek (Dutch): remedial gymnastics
Definitions
- remedial gymnastics
Ancestry of “heilgymnastiek”, step by step
heilgymnastiek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch heil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heil | prosperity; salvation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heil | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heil | whole, healthy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hail | healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Dutch gymnastiek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gymnastiek | gymnastics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γυμνασία | exercise |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | naked, nude |