Where does “holier” come from?
holier (English) comes from English holy, from Middle English holi, from Old English hāliġ, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
holier (English): comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred;...
Definitions
- comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred;...
Ancestry of “holier”, step by step
holier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holy | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god;... |
| 2 | Middle English | holi | Alternative form of holy |
| 3 | Old English | hāliġ | holy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |