Where does “Halliwell” come from?

Halliwell (English) comes from Old English hāliġ, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Halliwell (English): OS grid ref SD705105

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SD705105

Ancestry of “Halliwell”, step by step

Halliwell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hāliġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāliġholy
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old English wielle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiellewell
2Proto-West Germanic*wallijāwelling, bubbling, overflowing
3Proto-Germanicwallijǭwell; swirl; wave
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →