Where does “healing” come from?
Healing derives from Old English hǣling, from Old English helan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną and helaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-.
healing (English): The process where the cells in the body...
Definitions
- The process where the cells in the body...
Ancestry of “healing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | heelinge | — |
| 2 | Old English | hǣling | healing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailingō | healing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “healing”