Where does “heilo” come from?

heilo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hei, from Old Norse hei.

heilo (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; Eurasian golden plover

Definitions

  1. <br>; Eurasian golden plover

Ancestry of “heilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålheihi; a heath or moor
2Old Norsehei—
Every word from Old Norse hei →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hei →