Where does “nonholy” come from?
nonholy (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.
nonholy (English): Not holy
Definitions
- Not holy
Ancestry of “nonholy”, step by step
nonholy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Holy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Holy | Alternative letter-case form of holy "used when... |
| 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 |