Where does “healthwise” come from?

healthwise (English) comes from English health, from Middle English helþe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

healthwise (English): With regard to health

Definitions

  1. With regard to health

Ancestry of “healthwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhealthThe state of being free from physical or...
2Middle Englishhelþesoundness; health; recovery
3Old Englishhǣlþ—
4Proto-Germanichailiþōwholeness, health
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailiþō →