Where does “Heiligenberg” come from?

Heiligenberg (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.

Ancestry of “Heiligenberg”, step by step

Heiligenberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heilig

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

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “Heiligenberg”

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