Where does “Heilung” come from?

Heilung (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.

Heilung (German): healing

Definitions

  1. healing

Ancestry of “Heilung”, 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 “Heilung”

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