Where does “Heil” come from?
Heil (German) comes from Middle High German heil, from Old High German heil, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
Heil (German): health, salvation, well-being, happiness, a state...
Definitions
- health, salvation, well-being, happiness, a state...
Ancestry of “Heil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | heil | — |
| 2 | Old High German | heil | whole; luck |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hail | healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “Heil”