Where does “Heilkraut” come from?
Heilkraut (German) comes from German heilen, from Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
Heilkraut (German): medicinal herb
Ancestry of “Heilkraut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | heilen | to heal; to become healed |
| 2 | Middle High German | heilen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | heilen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |