Where does “Heiligenschein” come from?
Heiligenschein (German) comes from German Heiliger, 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.
Heiligenschein (German): aureola, aureole
Definitions
- aureola, aureole
Ancestry of “Heiligenschein”, step by step
Heiligenschein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heiliger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heiliger | saint; virtuous, honest man |
| 2 | German | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 3 | German | heilic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | heilag | holy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |