Where does “mishallowed” come from?
mishallowed (English) comes from English hallowed, from Middle English halwed, from Old English ġehālgod, from Old English hālgian, from Proto-West Germanic *hailagōn, from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
mishallowed (English): Consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means
Definitions
- Consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means
Ancestry of “mishallowed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hallowed | Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy; simple... |
| 2 | Middle English | halwed | hallowed, sacred, sanctified |
| 3 | Old English | ġehālgod | hallowed, sacred, sanctified |
| 4 | Old English | hālgian | to hallow, sanctify, make holy; to hallow, make... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hailagōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailagōną | to hallow, to make holy, to sanctify |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |