Where does “hela” come from?
hela (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hele, from Middle Low German hēlen, from Old Saxon hēlian, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “hela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hele | definite singular of hel; plural of hel; a whole |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hēlen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hēlian | to heal, to cure, to save |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |