Where does “헬스장” come from?

헬스장 (Korean) comes from Korean 헬스, from English health, from Middle English helþe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

헬스장 (Korean): health club, gym

Definitions

  1. health club, gym

Ancestry of “헬스장”, step by step

헬스장 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 헬스

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean헬스working out in the gym
2EnglishhealthThe state of being free from physical or...
3Middle Englishhelþesoundness; health; recovery
4Old Englishhǣlþ
5Proto-Germanichailiþōwholeness, health
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Korean 장(場)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장(場)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos