Where does “Heilige” come from?

Heilige (German) comes from German heilig, from German heilic, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Heilige (German): female saint; virtuous, honest woman

Definitions

  1. female saint; virtuous, honest woman

Ancestry of “Heilige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheiligholy; sacred
2Germanheilic—
3Old High Germanheilagholy
4Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →