Where does “heillos” come from?
heillos (German) comes from German heil, from German Heinrich, from Old High German Heimrih, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
heillos (German): hopeless
Ancestry of “heillos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | heil | whole; intact; unhurt; safe; sheltered; innocent;... |
| 2 | German | Heinrich | German given name; Henry |
| 3 | Old High German | Heimrih | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |