Where does “selfheal” come from?
selfheal (English) comes from English heal, from English Hale, from Middle English hālen, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
selfheal (English): A small, herbaceous European plant with...
Definitions
- A small, herbaceous European plant with...
Ancestry of “selfheal”, step by step
selfheal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heal | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to... |
| 2 | English | Hale | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | hālen | — |
| 4 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 5 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 7 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via English self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | self | Himself, herself, itself, themselves; that... |
| 2 | Middle English | sulf | — |
| 3 | Old English | sylf | self, oneself |
| 4 | Old English | self | self; oneself, personally |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *selb | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |