Where does “heiligen” come from?
heiligen (German) comes from Middle High German heiligen, from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
heiligen (German): To hallow; to make holy; To regard or respect as...
Definitions
- To hallow; to make holy; To regard or respect as...
Ancestry of “heiligen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | heiligen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | heilagōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailagōną | to hallow, to make holy, to sanctify |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “heiligen”