Where does “hallower” come from?

hallower (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 — healthy.

hallower (English): One who hallows or makes holy

Definitions

  1. One who hallows or makes holy

Ancestry of “hallower”, step by step

hallower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhallowA saint; a holy person; an apostle; The relics or...
2Middle Englishhalwesaint; The shrine of a saint
3Old Englishhālgaa holy one, saint; holy man, saint
4Proto-Germanichailagôholy one
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos