Where does “hooly” come from?

hooly (English) comes 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.

hooly (English): Holy; Wholly; all the way; Softly; carefully

Definitions

  1. Holy; Wholly; all the way; Softly; carefully

Ancestry of “hooly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishholiAlternative form of holy
2Old Englishhāliġholy
3Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
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 hailagaz →