Where does “heilec)” come from?

heilec) (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Ancestry of “heilec)”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	heilag	holy
2	Proto-West Germanic	hailag	holy, sacred
3	Proto-Germanic	hailagaz	holy, sacred
4	Proto-Germanic	hailaz	whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	*kéh₂ilos	—

Words derived from “heilec)”

Heiligenberg
heiligenschein
Heiligenschein
Heilige
Eisheiliger
Heiligkeit
Heiligtum
unheilig
Heiligenberg
scheinheilig
Heiliger
heiligsprechen
heilig
Heiligabend
Eisheilige
heilich

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →

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