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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.

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*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “helþe”

  • health
  • healthy
  • healthcare
  • unhealthy
  • healthily
  • healthiness
  • telehealth
  • unhealthiness
  • unhealthily
  • unhealth
  • healthism
  • healthwise
  • healthsome
  • healthspan
  • healthless
  • superhealthy
  • nonhealthy
  • telehealthcare
  • nonhealthcare
  • healthward
  • prehealth
  • subhealth
  • healthlessness
  • e-health
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