Where does “heilige” come from?

heilige (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.

heilige (Dutch): saint

Definitions

  1. saint

Ancestry of “heilige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheiligesaint; relic, figure of a saint
2Old Dutchhēligo—

Words derived from “heilige”

Every word from Old Dutch hēligo →Every word from Middle Dutch heilige →