Where does “Heilkunde” come from?

Heilkunde (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.

Heilkunde (German): medicine, medical science

Definitions

  1. medicine, medical science

Ancestry of “Heilkunde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Heilkunde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →