Where does “hallowedness” come from?
hallowedness (English) comes from English hallowed, from Middle English halwed, from Old English ġehālgod, from Old English hālgian, from Proto-West Germanic *hailagōn, from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
hallowedness (English): the quality or state of being hallowed
Definitions
- the quality or state of being hallowed
Ancestry of “hallowedness”, step by step
hallowedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hallowed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hallowed | Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy; simple... |
| 2 | Middle English | halwed | hallowed, sacred, sanctified |
| 3 | Old English | ġehālgod | hallowed, sacred, sanctified |
| 4 | Old English | hālgian | to hallow, sanctify, make holy; to hallow, make... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hailagōn | to hallow, to make holy, to sanctify |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailagōną | to hallow, to make holy, to sanctify |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |