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 — healthy.

Heilkraut (German): medicinal herb

Definitions

  1. medicinal herb

Ancestry of “Heilkraut”, step by step

Heilkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheilento heal; to become healed
2Middle High Germanheilen—
3Old High Germanheilen—
4Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →