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Where does “heelen” come from?

heelen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

heelen (Luxembourgish): to heal

Definitions

  1. to heal

Ancestry of “heelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheilen—
2Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
3Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “heelen”

  • heels
  • heel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →