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 — healthy.
unhealing (English): That does not heal; present participle of flog
Definitions
- That does not heal; present participle of flog
Ancestry of “unhealing”, step by step
unhealing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English healing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | healing | The process where the cells in the body... |
| 2 | Middle English | heelinge | — |
| 3 | Old English | hǣling | healing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailingō | healing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |