Where does “hestaheilsa” come from?

hestaheilsa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heilsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic hailisōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hestaheilsa (Icelandic): good health

Definitions

  1. good health

Ancestry of “hestaheilsa”, step by step

hestaheilsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic heilsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheilsahealth; to greet
2Old Norseheilsahealth
3Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Icelandic hestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichestura horse; a horse, a pommel horse, a vaulting...
2Old Norsehestrhorse
3Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailisōną →