Where does “heilwens” come from?

heilwens (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.

heilwens (Dutch): wish for success, health, etc. to someone

Definitions

  1. wish for success, health, etc. to someone

Ancestry of “heilwens”, step by step

heilwens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heil

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*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Dutch wens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwenswish
2Middle Dutchwensch—
3Old Dutchwunsk—
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →