Where does “heiligenschein” come from?
heiligenschein (English) comes from German Heiligenschein, from German Heiliger, from German heilig, from German heilic, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz — healthy.
heiligenschein (English): An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot...
Definitions
- An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot...
Ancestry of “heiligenschein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heiligenschein | aureola, aureole |
| 2 | German | Heiliger | saint; virtuous, honest man |
| 3 | German | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 4 | German | heilic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | heilag | holy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |