Where does “hellig” come from?

hellig (German) comes from Middle English hellic, from Old English hellīċ — of hell, hellish, infernal.

hellig (German): tired, exhausted

Definitions

  1. tired, exhausted

Ancestry of “hellig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhellic—
2Old Englishhellīċof hell, hellish, infernal
Every word from Old English hellīċ →Every word from Middle English hellic →