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Where does “unhealing” come from?

unhealing (English) comes from English healing, from Middle English heelinge, from Old English hǣling, from Proto-Germanic hailingō, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

unhealing (English): That does not heal; present participle of flog

Definitions

  1. That does not heal; present participle of flog

Ancestry of “unhealing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhealingThe process where the cells in the body...
2Middle Englishheelinge—
3Old Englishhǣlinghealing
4Proto-Germanichailingōhealing
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—
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