Where does “heilich” come from?

heilich (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilich (Middle Dutch): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “heilich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchheiligholy, sacred
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “heilich”

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