Where does “heilhugaður” come from?

heilhugaður (Faroese) comes from Faroese heilur, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilhugaður (Faroese): whole-hearted, sincere

Definitions

  1. whole-hearted, sincere

Ancestry of “heilhugaður”, step by step

heilhugaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese heilur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseheilurwhole, intact
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Faroese hugaður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehugaður—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →
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