Where does “heiligenschijn” come from?
heiligenschijn (Dutch) comes from German Heiligenschein, from German Heiliger, from German heilig, from German heilic, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz — healthy.
heiligenschijn (Dutch): heiligenschein optical phenomenon causing bright area around the shadow of the observer's head
Definitions
- heiligenschein optical phenomenon causing bright area around the shadow of the observer's head
Ancestry of “heiligenschijn”, step by step
heiligenschijn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heiligenschein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heiligenschein | aureola, aureole |
| 2 | German | Heiliger | saint; virtuous, honest man |
| 3 | German | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 4 | German | heilic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | heilag | holy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |