Where does “behallow” come from?
behallow (English) comes from English hallow, from Middle English halwe, from Old English hālga, from Proto-Germanic hailagô, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
behallow (English): To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow...
Definitions
- To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow...
Ancestry of “behallow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hallow | A saint; a holy person; an apostle; The relics or... |
| 2 | Middle English | halwe | saint; The shrine of a saint |
| 3 | Old English | hālga | a holy one, saint; holy man, saint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailagô | holy one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |