Where does “heilen” come from?

heilen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “heilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheilen—
2Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
3Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “heilen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →