Where does “helþe” come from?

helþe (Middle English) comes from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

helþe (Middle English): soundness; health; recovery

Definitions

  1. soundness; health; recovery

Ancestry of “helþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣlþ—
2Proto-Germanichailiþōwholeness, health
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “helþe”

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