Where does “helynge” come from?

helynge (Middle English) comes from Old English hǣling, from Proto-Germanic hailingō, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “helynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣlinghealing
2Proto-Germanichailingōhealing
3Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailingō →