Where does “heldigvis” come from?

heldigvis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål heldig, from Danish heldig, from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heldigvis (Norwegian Bokmål): fortunately, luckily

Definitions

  1. fortunately, luckily

Ancestry of “heldigvis”, step by step

heldigvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål heldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålheldiglucky, fortunate
2Danishheldiglucky, fortunate; successful; favorable
3Danishheldluck, fortune
4Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Norwegian Bokmål vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviswise; imperative of vise
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →