Where does “hali” come from?

hali (Middle English) comes from Old English hāliġ, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hali (Middle English): Alternative form of holy

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of holy

Ancestry of “hali”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hali”

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