Where does “hele” come from?
hele (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German hēlen, from Old Saxon hēlian, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
hele (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of hel; plural of hel; a whole
Definitions
- definite singular of hel; plural of hel; a whole
Ancestry of “hele”, step by step
hele traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German hēlen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hēlen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hēlian | to heal, to cure, to save |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Norwegian Bokmål hel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hel | whole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
via Old Norse heila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | heila | — |