Where does “halwe” come from?

halwe (Middle English) comes from Old English hālga, from Proto-Germanic hailagô, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

halwe (Middle English): saint; The shrine of a saint

Definitions

  1. saint; The shrine of a saint

Ancestry of “halwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhālgaa holy one, saint; holy man, saint
2Proto-Germanichailagôholy one
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “halwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →