Where does “haal” come from?

haal (East Central German) comes from Middle High German heil, from Old High German heil, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

haal (East Central German): whole; intact; unhurt; safe

Definitions

  1. whole; intact; unhurt; safe

Ancestry of “haal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheil—
2Old High Germanheilwhole; luck
3Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →
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