Where does “heilig” come from?

heilig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilig (Dutch): holy; sacred

Definitions

  1. holy; sacred

Ancestry of “heilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheilichholy, sacred
2Old Dutchheiligholy, sacred
3Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “heilig”

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