Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “heilic (hailig” come from?

heilic (hailig (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 “heilic (hailig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheilagholy
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “heilic (hailig”

  • Heiligenberg
  • heiligenschein
  • Heiligenschein
  • Heilige
  • Eisheiliger
  • Heiligkeit
  • Heiligtum
  • unheilig
  • Heiligenberg
  • scheinheilig
  • Heiliger
  • heiligsprechen
  • heilig
  • Heiligabend
  • Eisheilige
  • heilich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →