Where does “onheilig” come from?

onheilig (Dutch) comes from Dutch heilig, 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.

onheilig (Dutch): not holy; unholy

Definitions

  1. not holy; unholy

Ancestry of “onheilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligholy; sacred
2Middle Dutchheilichholy, sacred
3Old Dutchheiligholy, sacred
4Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →
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