Where does “hêel” come from?

hêel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hēl, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hêel (Middle Dutch): whole, full

Definitions

  1. whole, full

Ancestry of “hêel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhēlhealthy, wholesome
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hêel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →